Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s Teams Fight Over Potential Losses From ‘It Ends With Us’ Drama

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s attorneys are attempting to hash out key pretrial issues, including possible damages caused by the It Ends With Us legal drama.

During a Tuesday, April 28, pretrial conference in New York City, Lively’s lawyers argued that the actress missed out on the opportunity to make up to $35 million for a sequel to It Ends With Us as a result of her former costar and director’s alleged actions and subsequent legal battle.

“Baldoni had suggested at one point that Ms. Lively would direct the sequel, and the lead actress would be compensated more,” an attorney for Lively, 38, shared during the hearing, per NBC News.

Baldoni’s attorneys, however, called the amount surrounding a potential sequel speculative. They also disagreed over Lively’s claim that she lost $39 million to $143 million after the film was released, saying any losses cannot be pinned on Baldoni, 42.

“Ms. Lively has a track record of brands that have not succeeded,” an attorney for Baldoni claimed on Tuesday, per NBC News. “She is seeking pie-in-the-sky damages here.”

Us Weekly has reached out to Lively and Baldoni’s legal teams for comment regarding Tuesday’s conference.

According to court documents obtained by Us on Tuesday, Lively’s team argued that “negative PR has created heightened scrutiny from buyers who are showing less goodwill.”

Court documents also suggested that Lively’s liquor brand, Betty Buzz, faced a rise in negative comments on social media after the It Ends With Us legal drama made headlines.