United Kingdom, Feb. 3 -- A judge has told Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni to end their PR battle.

The 37-year-old actress and Justin, Blake's 'It Ends with Us' co-star, are currently locked in a bitter legal dispute, and Judge Lewis Liman has now threatened to expedite their trial if the parties do not rein in the PR battle.

The judge voiced his concerns at a pretrial conference at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday (03.01.25).

Judge Liman also implored both parties to comply with the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, which bans attorneys from making comments that could have a "substantial likelihood" of influencing the jury.

Bryan Freedman, Justin's lawyer, has been running a PR ca...