Legal teams for Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni to meet ahead of trial

Key Points:

• Attorneys for Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are meeting with Judge Lewis Liman to finalize trial details, with jury selection set for May 18 and opening statements potentially the same day.
• Prospective jurors will be questioned on their views regarding sexual harassment and their familiarity with celebrities involved, as well as the film "It Ends With Us" and its source material.
• Lively filed a $500 million lawsuit against Baldoni and his production company alleging sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and a campaign to damage her reputation, while Baldoni countersued for $400 million accusing Lively and associates of extortion and defamation.
• A federal judge dismissed Baldoni's countersuit last year and recently dismissed much of Lively's sexual harassment claims, allowing her to continue pursuing retaliation claims related to reputational harm.
• A recent court-ordered settlement conference between Lively and Baldoni failed to resolve the dispute, which has been ongoing for over a year.