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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's legal teams hash out details ahead of trial

Nbcwashington · · 527 words · By Rebecca Keegan; Adam Reiss; Saba Hamedy; NBC News
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“lawyers for the former co-stars continued to hash out key pretrial issues Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman”
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Multiple web search results confirm that lawyers for Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively appeared before U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman on a Tuesday to discuss pretrial issues.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Louis Baldoni (born January 24, 1984) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Rafael Solano on the CW telenovela Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) and for starring in and dire…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Baldoni
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — It Ends with Us is a 2024 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni and written by Christy Hall, based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover. The film stars Blake Lively alongside Baldoni,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The production of the 2024 American film It Ends with Us, starring American actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, has been the subject of controversy due to highly publicized disputes and litigation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_controversy
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“The civil case centers around the actors' 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” based on Colleen Hoover’s novel.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the film 'It Ends With Us' (2024) is based on Colleen Hoover's novel and is the center of the dispute between the actors.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Blake Ellender Brown (born August 25, 1987), known professionally as Blake Lively, is an American actress and entrepreneur. A daughter of actor Ernie Lively, she made her professional debut in his di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Lively
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The production of the 2024 American film It Ends with Us, starring American actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, has been the subject of controversy due to highly publicized disputes and litigation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_controversy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Louis Baldoni (born January 24, 1984) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Rafael Solano on the CW telenovela Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) and for starring in and dire…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Baldoni
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“Lively sued Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment on set and alleging his production company, Wayfarer Studios, retaliated against her after she complained about the alleged misconduct.”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference (Nbcwashington) and multiple web search results stating Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment and Wayfarer Studios for retaliation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — It Ends with Us is a 2024 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni and written by Christy Hall, based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover. The film stars Blake Lively alongside Baldoni,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The production of the 2024 American film It Ends with Us, starring American actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, has been the subject of controversy due to highly publicized disputes and litigation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_controversy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Louis Baldoni (born January 24, 1984) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Rafael Solano on the CW telenovela Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) and for starring in and dire…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Baldoni
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“Baldoni, who also served as the film's director, and Wayfarer have denied all of her claims.”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Justin Baldoni directed the film. Web search results indicate that Baldoni and Wayfarer denied the claims.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — It Ends with Us is a 2024 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni and written by Christy Hall, based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover. The film stars Blake Lively alongside Baldoni,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The production of the 2024 American film It Ends with Us, starring American actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, has been the subject of controversy due to highly publicized disputes and litigation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_controversy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Louis Baldoni (born January 24, 1984) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Rafael Solano on the CW telenovela Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) and for starring in and dire…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Baldoni
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“the judge tossed out 10 of Lively’s 13 claims against Baldoni, allowing three to move forward: breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation.”
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While the judge's identity (Lewis J. Liman) is verified by Wikipedia, the specific detail about dismissing 10 of 13 claims and leaving three specific ones is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets, which only mention general litigation and dismissals of Baldoni's own lawsuits.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lewis Jeffrey Liman (born in 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_J._Liman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — It Ends with Us is a 2024 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni and written by Christy Hall, based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover. The film stars Blake Lively alongside Baldoni,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The production of the 2024 American film It Ends with Us, starring American actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, has been the subject of controversy due to highly publicized disputes and litigation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_controversy
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“neither of the actors attended what was expected to be the final pre-trial conference before the May 18 trial.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about Justin Bieber and does not mention the pre-trial conference or the May 18 trial date.
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web search NEUTRAL — In October 2010, Bieber released his first book, Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story, an autobiography with text from Bieber and photographs from Robert Caplin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber
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web search NEUTRAL — Shot and directed by Cole Bennett Song Producers: Sir Dylan Carter Lang Daniel Chetrit Cinematographer: Cole Bennett Editor: Cole Bennett Color Grade: Josh Bohoskey VFX Cleanup: Side - Eye + AID6N...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwFjwMjI0y7PDBVEO9-bkQ
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore Justin Bieber's official site for music, merchandise, and updates on his latest projects.
https://www.justinbiebermusic.com/
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“Aron Culotta, a computer science professor at Tulane University who has studied online harassment”
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Web search results from Tulane University and Google Scholar confirm Aron Culotta is a Professor of Computer Science at Tulane University specializing in social media analysis and AI.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aron Culotta is the Nicholas J. Altiero Professor of Computer Science at Tulane University and Director of the Center for Community Engaged AI and the Jurist Center for Artificial Intelligence.
https://sse.tulane.edu/aron-culotta
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web search NEUTRAL — When Aron and Alexis Culotta met in graduate school, no algorithm could have predicted their partnership and marriage. He was a computer scientist studying social networks and data analysis.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/match-algorithm-could-predict…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aron Culotta. Professor of Computer Science, Tulane University. Verified email at tulane.edu - Homepage. machine learning natural language processing data mining social media analysis.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=481oUzkAAAAJ&hl=en
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“Dina Mayzlin, a University of Southern California marketing professor who has studied the manipulation of online reviews.”
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Web search results (CV and Analysis Group) confirm Dina Mayzlin is a professor at the University of Southern California who researches the manipulation of online reviews.
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web search NEUTRAL — Professor Mayzlin has written numerous scholarly articles on social media management, manipulation of online reviews, measuring online word of mouth, and online influencers.
https://www.analysisgroup.com/people/affiliated-experts/dina…
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web search NEUTRAL — Marshall School of Management, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. 2019 – present.2012 - 2019. Associate Professor of Marketing (with tenure). School of Management, Yale University, Ne…
https://www.marshall.usc.edu/sites/default/files/mayzlin/pci…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dina Mayzlin, Ph.D. Experience. Professor Mayzlin’s research focuses on how businesses manage social interactions, advertising, and communication strategies, including word of mouth and social media.
https://cirqueanalytics.com/about-us/our-people/dina-mayzlin…
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“Nicole Alexander, a former marketing executive at Meta who has written a book about the ethical use of AI in marketing.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the identity or credentials of Nicole Alexander.
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“Lively's team argued that their client missed out on the opportunity to make up to $35 million for a sequel to "It Ends With Us."”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a $35 million claim for a sequel.
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“Lively’s claim that she lost between $39 million and $143 million in the aftermath of the film’s release”
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“Baldoni’s team requested to block evidence from several people involved with the film, including: Hoover; producer Alex Saks; film co-star Isabela Ferrer; script writer Christy Hall; Liz Plank, the co-host of Baldoni and Jamey Heath’s podcast; and Claire Ayoub, a director who worked with Baldoni on a different film.”
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“The case has also drawn in celebrities such as Ryan Reynolds, Lively’s husband, and pop star Taylor Swift, Lively’s friend.”
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