Los Angeles, Jan. 23 -- Lawyers for Justin Baldoni appeared in court on Thursday, seeking to have Blake Lively's lawsuit against him dismissed. Lively alleges sexual harassment and retaliation during and after the filming of their 2024 movie 'It Ends With Us', Variety reports.
Baldoni's legal team argued that the disputed interactions occurred during the improvisation of intimate scenes, which they claim does not constitute gender-based harassment.
"I don't know if the court is familiar with the show Heated Rivalry," attorney Jonathan Bach told the courtroom, prompting laughter when U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman admitted he was not.
Bach explained that the HBO Max gay romance series featured several explicit scenes and used this to cou...