Actress Blake Lively has escalated her legal fight with “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni by subpoenaing blogger Perez Hilton. Lively alleges Hilton published over 500 negative posts targeting her with derogatory nicknames without seeking her response.
Blake Lively calls out Perez Hilton in court
The lawsuit saga between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has taken a new turn. The actress called out Perez Hilton for posts that portrayed her in a negative light. According to US Weekly, Hilton previously urged the court for a protective order against Lively. He did so after the actress’ legal team subpoenaed the celebrity blogger.
Reportedly, Lively issued several subpoenas against content creators whom she alleged could have been working with Baldoni’s team to create a negative campaign against her. The Green Lantern star’s legal team further stated, Hilton “has created more than 500 pieces of video content about Ms. Lively, almost entirely disparaging, and about the same number of posts of sensational headlines.”
In court filings, the actress said Hilton used his platform to mock her with disrespectful nicknames. Some of the names Hilton used include “Blackface Blake,” “Lying Lively,” “Ku Klux Khaleesi,” and “Litigious Lively.” The Age of Adaline star argues these attacks are part of a broader pattern connected to her ongoing legal dispute.
On the other side, Hilton said that Lively’s team subpoenaed him to see “internet records, unpublished material, and personal correspondence.” He stated, “I am a journalist, content creator, and media commentator doing my job and exercising my legally protected rights.”
However, Lively’s team has slammed Hilton’s comments regarding his “independent journalist” practices. The team said, “On his various platforms, Mr. Hilton does not hold himself out as operating as an independent journalist.” They claimed that Hilton does not tend to follow “any of the tenets of independent journalism.”
They added, “Since August 2024, Mr. Hilton has posted more than 500 videos, 400 headlines, and hundreds of other comments about Ms. Lively on his various platforms, and his website includes a tab on its landing page and an entire subpage dedicated to Ms. Lively.”
The team also noted that Hilton did not reach out to Lively for her comments before publishing the posts. The team asserted, “Mr. Hilton is in the business of shaping narratives for clicks and profit, not informing the public. That is not the kind of work that [the law] was designed to protect.”
Originally reported by Arpita Adhya on Mandatory.