Blake Lively’s Lawyer Speaks Out in First Interview, Reveals Actress Will Testify in Justin Baldoni Trial (Exclusive) https://t.co/sO5afe2qbr
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Mike Gottlieb, Blake Lively’s attorney, confirmed to PEOPLE that the actress is preparing to testify in her upcoming trial against former co-star Justin Baldoni.
“The ultimate moment for a plaintiff’s story to be told is at trial. We expect that to be the case here [with Lively]. So we would, of course, expect her to be a witness at her trial. Of course she’s going to testify.”
“There are individuals that were witnesses to or experienced misconduct that is relevant to Ms. Lively’s claims,” Gottlieb continued. “We expect their testimony, particularly about what took place on set, will come out through live witness testimony.”
Whether her husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, will testify remains uncertain.
In a statement to PEOPLE, Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman hit back saying, “Although obviously uncomfortable for the Lively parties, the truth is not a distraction. The truth has been clearly shown through unedited receipts, documents and real life footage. More to come,” Freedman says. “Blake was the one who brought her high-profile friends into this situation without concern for their own personal or public backlash. As the truth shows, she used her Dragons to manipulate Justin at every turn.”
