India, March 6 -- Blake Lively's legal team presented a strong case during a virtual court hearing on Thursday, requesting a protective order to prevent Justin Baldoni from leaking private text messages between Lively and her celebrity friends. The ongoing legal battle has taken a personal turn, with Lively's attorneys expressing concerns about the potential public release of sensitive conversations that could damage her privacy and reputation.

On Thursday, Meryl Conant Governski claimed, "There is a significant chance of irreparable harm if marginal conversations with high profile individuals with no relevance to the case were to fall into wrong hands," during a hearing in Manhattan federal court.

The attorney continued, "There are 100...