allegations baldoni has repeatedly denied.ely's team also set to ask a new york judge for a gag order, accusing baldoni's lawyer of an aggressive campaign to influence the case by releasing a number of materials to the public, including these raw takes from the film set. >> we do a score. can we do a score? a couple scores. >> and just this weekend, baldoni's team launching this new website showcasing what they say is more evidence against lively. >> we're going to put it out there for the public to decide for themselves. >> and baldoni isn't stopping there. his team just amended the multi-million dollar defamation suit against the new york times, accusing the paper of conspiring with lively for months before she sued him. in a statement to abc news attorney brian friedman saying miss lively and her entire team colluded for months to destroy reputations through a complex web of lies, false accusations and the manipulation of illicitly received communications. >> the biggest decision that might come out of monday's hearing woul

, baldoni and lively showed up at the premiere beaming.he public's perspective, it was the first signs of tension. one moment fans point to happened when entertainment tonight asked baldoni if he would return to direct the sequel to it ends with us. >> because we do have it starts with us. so i'm hoping to see you back in the double duty role. >> i think that there are better people for that one. i think there are better people for that one. >> justin. >> i think blake lively is ready to direct. that's what i think. >> in baldoni's lawsuit, he says part of lively's takeover included pushing him off the pink carpet before she arrived. he includes these photos of him and his family and friends in the theater basement. lively's team claims she's being falsely accused of taking over creative control of the movie, saying the evidence will show that sony asked miss lively to oversee sony's cut of the film, which they then selected for distribution, and was a resounding success. >> it's like, right back this way. >> wait, can you turn this way? >

justin baldoni, blake lively and ryan reynolds.ean for the case. >> blake lively's team is worried. she is worried and so is her husband potentially that all this information is on the website and it could cause a problem. one of the main things is blake felt there was a smear campaign against her and felt there were pr people working for justin baldoni and there were text messages printed in the new york times where she says they were out to bury her. that was the headline of the entire piece. these are things that justin baldoni's team has denied. >> it is very complicated. again, this website is another example, according to blake lively, of how she is seeing the same in the media and how the court of public opinion that justin baldoni is trying to get on his side is hurting her and taking away from what she actually did. and that is to file a civil rights complaint on a toxic work environment on the set of "it ends with us" and said that justin baldoni did all sorts of things to make her uncomfortable. >> thank you so much. >>>

baldoni has denied those claims and filed a $400 million lawsuit against lively and ryan reynolds forhen, things have only escalated. just this weekend, baldoni's team publishing a website with hundreds of emails and texts between lively, baldoni and reynolds, and today lively's legal team saying she is devastated by the public battle. and while the judge warned both sides to tone down the public war of words, or he could move up the trial date. >> chloe melas, thank you very much. >>> coming up next, a groundbreaking treatment for people with paralysis. we'll meet the man able to move again thanks to a brain chip breakthrough. . >> thank you. >>> next, a groundbreaking treatment for people with paralysis. we will meet the man able to move again, thanks to a brain chip breakthrough. to calm inflammation. i can start getting myself back. bimzelx helps adults with moderate to severe psoriasis control plaques, to deliver clearer skin fast for results that last. i will give myself back the freedom of shorts. dare to wear black again from head to toe. most people got 100% clear skin. some

here we have justin baldoni did devise the website.te to counter punch against lively's accusations he has court documents and the rules regarding pre-trial publicity allowed attorneys and parties to issue statements regarding public court documents. that is what he is doing. that to me is very smart. should it be subject to a gag order? no. does a judge have discretion to order one anyway? we saw it with juan merchan. we'll see where this one goes. >> harris: that is such an important point because i think that maybe the attorneys on her side are gaming on everybody being blinded by the shiny object of these two co-stars. when you get right down to it he followed the law according to what you are saying with some of the posts. i mentioned in jest but i mean it. it costs millions of dollars to make the films. the people who lose are those banking on box office. i don't know anybody who watched it but they know about this. >> what is interesting about this case. we don't have bleeding hearts for two celebrities trying to punch each othe

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baldoni and ryan reynolds is such a big star, and they got their agency to drop baldoni.s this fair? it just creates this confusion again, which is not good for anybody. and i'm not so sure that justin baldoni comes back for this from this. i think he's trying his best. but with this kind of mess, i think people just feel like in the industry don't want to necessarily even touch any of this with a ten foot pole, not including ryan reynolds, because of course, he's a huge star. >> we'll see how all of it unfolds. the allegations are out there. who's going to be able to prove their case and best the other in a court of law? we will see. kim masters, neema rahmani, thank you both so much. and thank you all for watching. anderson cooper 360 is next. >> the last thing you think is someone's. going to pass away. >> everybody watched. >> him become this force. >> none of us is perfect. kobe lived. >> it in a way that the world. >> watched the finale. >> of kobe the making of a legend saturday at nine on cnn. >> what tractor. >> supply customers experience is personalized service

justin baldoni denied the claims and he's filed a $400 million lawsuit against lively and her husbandeynolds, for defamaon. things have only escalated. this weekend his team published a website with hundreds of emailed and text between lively, baldoni and reynolds and today lively's legal team said that she's devastated by the public battle and while the judge warned both sides to tone down the public war of words, or he could move up the trial date. >> thank you. >>> next, a groundbreaking treatment for people with paralysis. we will meet the man able to move again, thanks to a brain chip breakthrough. to calm inflammation. i can start getting myself back. bimzelx helps adults with moderate to severe psoriasis control plaques, to deliver clearer skin fast for results that last. i will give myself back the freedom of shorts. dare to wear black again from head to toe. most people got 100% clear skin. some after the first dose. serious side effects, like suicidal thoughts and behavior, infections and lowered ability to fight them, liver problems, and inflammatory bowel disease have occu

the feud between blake lively and justin baldoni headed to court. what to expect from the first hearing, and the request lively's attorneys will be making to the judge. >> janai: and gearing up for the grammys. ♪ the artists looking to make history in the top categories. ♪ and the newcomers hoping luck is on their side. ♪ the roundup of the top contenders on music's biggest night. plus, the surprise announcement overnight from beyonce that fans have been waiting for. ♪ >> janai: it c >> janai: it certainly is a good >> janai: it certainly is a good morning, america. happy sunday to you. good morning, america. a lot to look forward to tonight at the grammys. lots of excitement surrounding beyonce's big announcement and yes, of course, it is groundhog's day, so we'll be keeping an eye on punxsutawney phil for you this morning and gio is back in washington anchoring this morning for us with the very latest on that deadly midair disaster, gio. good morning to you. >> gio: hey, janai. good morning. yeah. we got a lot of new information overnight. investi

attorneys for blake lively and justin baldoni set to head to court before baldoni posts new messages online. where this legal battle goes from here, straight ahead. >>> those stories, plus countdown to kickoff. the super bowl party already underway in new orleans. the trophy paraded through the streets as the eagles and chiefs touch down in the big easy. ♪♪ >>> and cowboy up. >> "cowboy carter," beyoncÉ. >> beyoncÉ making history at the grammys as music's biggest night celebrates new stars. ♪♪ >> we've got all the show-stopping performances moments and big winners today, monday, february 3rd, 2025. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and craig melvin, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. we're glad you're waking up with us on a monday morning. >> sunday night quite a night for beyonce. first-ever album of the year. she had a big night. chappell roan. >> count down to the super bowl. the big game just six days away. this is a live look this morning at the super dome. we will be c

and justin baldoni has sued both of them for $400 million.o previously sued the new york times for $250 million, because they were the first to report on this entire saga. >> a lot of money at stake, a lot of reputations at stake. hard to see where this goes. really. elizabeth wagmeister, thank you very much, kate. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington right now, and he is getting set to meet with president trump tomorrow, making netanyahu the first foreign leader invited to the white house. in donald trump's second term, the focus of the visit negotiations for the next phase of the hostage and ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. and over the weekend, more signs of success. from that agreement. hamas released three more hostages saturday after 484 days in captivity. keith siegel, yarden bibas and ofer kalderon were returned to their families, and it was an emotional reunion for ofir and his wife. you're seeing some video of it right here. two of his their young children, erez and sahar, were also taken hostage on

baldoni's attorneys giving out this statement outside the courtroom.ch. >> we're going to move as quickly as we possibly can and prove our innocence in a world where sometimes people judge you before they give you a chance. >> todd: now just days before heading to court baldoni launched a website that klute included a timeline of events and texts and emails involving the actor and blake coordinators and producers. as it currently stands the trial is set to begin in march of 2026. boy, this case has captivated the nation, guys. >> steve: it's going to start in a year? you are going to hear this for a year? >> todd: you are welcome. >> ainsley: unless they settle? >> todd: i can't see them settling if for no other reason they all want to save face. having been in cases like this when i was actually out in l.a., do you know what ultimately ends up happening in the judge will take on this case. it might not go to a jury and the judge will say each side gets nothing. go your separate ways. the only people that win in the media and the lawyers. >> charlie: t

baldoni is reviewing a sta statement.s a troubled production, we are sorry to everyone we caused upset to privately and publicly. this trial is set to start march 20 2026. >> ainsley: every woman in this building is talking about this, chatting with our assistant. >> brian: how ryan reynolds could say, i look forward to you bringing her to another level as an actress, really? >> ainsley: that is what acting is. if you can handle it. >> brian: that is why i'm not in the business. kerriurbahn. >> ainsley: she has a site that is transparent and lays out his case. he hired a company to basically trash her and go after her. she's upset about that. >> brian: crisis management. >> ainsley: her is kerri reacting. >> in situations involving defamation and extorsion, it largely will be influenced on what the public thinks, which is why blake lively is going to ask for a gag order on justin baldoni. i think what he did over weekend was smart launching that website. they put everything in one spot where people can look at it, this is

baldoni is going on the offensive.hat lively had in mind for this pivotal romantic scene shot on a rooftop. he claims she texted "if you knew me longer, you would have a sense of how flirty and yummy it will be. it is my love language. icy and playfully bold, never with teeth." baldoni claims lively declined to meet with an intimacy coordinator in the weeks leading up to shooting the movie. st tired intimacy coordinator who i love. we will set you up to meet with her next week, he texted lively. vely allegedly texted back that she could wait. "i feel good. i can meet her when we start." baldoni also posted this text he says was sent from ryan reynolds before filming began. "i am excited for blake to crack open her creative piggy bank with someone as dynamic as you. is is going to be incredible. i happen to adore you, just in." ldoni's lawyers spoke after court. >> we are going to move as quickly as we possibly can come and prove our innocence in a world where sometimes people jue you before they give you a chance. >> i

lively has accused baldoni of sexual abuse and retaliation, while baldoni hit back accusing her and herit is so ironic that the title is it ends with us. it feels like it's never going to end, this legal drama. >> and here we are twisting down this rabbit hole. >>> when we come back, t latest move to protect reproductive rights. and the latest buzz around queen bey's upcoming tour. rescue r with melting pro-v pearls. locks in moisture to repair 6 months of damage. for resilient, healthy-looking hair. if you know, you know it's pantene. can neuriva support your brain health? mary, janet, hey! eddie, no. frasier, frank. frank? —fred, how are you? —fred! support up to 7 brain health indicators, including memory. when you need to remember, remember neuriva. staying healthy can be hard, but this. this is a party. premier protein, my ride or die. boom! if you know, you know. let's go. this stuff changed my life. so good. high protein. check. one gram of sugar. oh, yeah. and a flavor for every vibe. (♪♪) (♪♪) premier protein. sweeten the journey. still living with odors? get back in there and

we don't expect lively, her husband or baldoni to be in court this pre-trial conference today it.uesting a gag order after she filed suit against her "this is us" co-star and movie in december accusing him of sexual harassment and for allegedly spearheading a smear campaign against her in retaliation baldoni denies the claims and counter suing lively and her husband for extortion and defamation. over the weekend baldoni launched this website dedicated to defending himself linking his court documents and 160-plus page timeline which includes never before seen texts like this one where lively allegedly declined to meet with an incident macy coordinator before filming telling baldoni, i feel good i can meet her when we start. thank you, though. includes cordle texts with lively's husband including this one from reynolds saying in part, quote: i'm excited for blake to crack open her creative piggy bank with someone as dynamic as you and, quote, i happen to adore you, justin. well, ball don'ty's website is also revealing this alleged statement, baldoni claims was drafted by lively and

baldoni has denied the claims and has filed his own lawsuit against lively. cnn's elizabeth wagmeister is with us now from los angeles. and, elizabeth, this hearing comes after weeks of public back and forth between lively and baldoni. >> that's right. >> brianna. so this has now escalated from the court of public opinion to an actual court of law. today, the first hearing in this incredibly public celebrity feud. and i can't tell you how rare it is, brianna, for two costars to go head to head like this. we typically see settlements in celebrity cases because they don't want their dirty laundry to air. they want to avoid this all for the exact reason that we have seen this play out in the public and across tiktok. but today, the judge telling both sides, yes, you can speak to the media, but you can't make prejudicial statements. and if you do, i am going to move this trial up. so, brianna, right now, this trial is set for march of 2026. so it is a ways away. but the judge today, you know, warning them and giving a stern warning that do not make prejudicial st

it ends with us co-star justin baldoni the pr firm seeking $7 million worked with baldoni to create autional law attorney, former federal prosecutor katie cherkasky joins us now. i guess the main thing here is there's the court of public opinion and there is a legal system. him putting out all the messages and creating a site it just makes him look better. it seems like we got more information from him than her. where do you stand? >> well, i think ultimately this case is about a workplace sexual harassment allegation. that's really what kind of boils down to in large part. the question about that is whether that's true and legitimate or whether that's being used to sort of weaponize against justin baldoni and i agree that a lot of the information that's been put out by baldoni's defense team in advance of this trial has been very telling about what might have happened on that set and it doesn't look like blake lively initially much of a problem with him. the question is what changed her mind and why did she go down this path ultimately? >> lawrence: do you think this is settled in co

baldoni has countersued for defamation. entertainment attorney and former litigator lisa bonner is with us now. thank you so much, lisa, for joining us this morning. there is quite a bit of interest in this story as people watch a very public battle. you don't always see this all the time. this this judge, as you heard and as you know, has warned the two of them and their attorneys not to play this out in the media. what could the judge do if they continue to come at each other by, for example, publishing or, you know, leaking talking points to, to media outlets to argue their case in the court of public opinion. >> good morning. sara. well, yesterday's hearing was just about. >> the pretrial. >> motions to basically talk about what's going to happen going forward. now, what he did say, as you said. >> he admonished. >> them, but he did stop short of issuing a gag order in the court. so what? >> basically. >> he said, we need to take down the temperature. we need to stop giving information that would prejudice a potential j

lively has of course accused baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation, while baldoni has hit backr husband of defamation. maybe with this new coming down from the judge, we'll see a little bit of a pause in the media craze. >> it might be easier for us not to have to follow everything. >> wait for trial. >> down the entire rabbit hole of everything that's happening on a daily basis. >>> up next, a major broccoli rell aoscacrs 20 states. >>> and the blue man group ends their historic residency. just like i was. pantene miracle rescue deep conditioner with melting pro-v pearls. locks in moisture to repair 6 months of damage. for resilient, healthy-looking hair. if you know, you know it's pantene. can neuriva support your brain health? mary, janet, hey! eddie, no. frasier, frank. frank? —fred, how are you? —fred! support up to 7 brain health indicators, including memory. when you need to remember, remember neuriva. staying healthy can be hard, but this. this is a party. premier protein, my ride or die. boom! if you know, you know. let's go. this stuff changed my life. so good. high p

. >> rebecca: blake lively versus justin baldoni. the legal battle between the "it ends with us" co-stars finally in the courtroom. >> george: new ice storm set to cause trouble from the midwest to the northeast. ginger here with the track and timing. ♪ >> robin: opening night at the super bowl. >> it's win or go home. >> robin: the eagles and chiefs meet the media in new orleans as they gear up for the big game. >> people want to hate the chiefs? i didn't know that. >> robin: from football to football. an exclusive look at the new ads with the ted lasso stars. >> announcer: live from times square, it's tuesday. "good morning america." >> robin: let's go! because new orleans gearing up for super bowl sunday. this morning we're counting down to the big game. that is ahead. >> rebecca: i'm gearing up to eat some nachos on sunday. i think i'm most looking forward to that. also speaking of food, you might have heard fuel surcharges when gas prices go up. now a popular restaurant chain is adding a surcharge to eggs because those prices ha

she accused justin baldoni for sexual harassment.ryan reaynolds for defamation. he launched a website to support himself. linking his timeline which includes never before seen text like this one where blake lively declined to meet with an intimacy accoordinator. and cordial text with blake lively's question saying in part i'm excited for black to crack open her piggy bank with someone like you, i adore you, justin. and there is a statement justin baldoni claims was drafted urging him to accept blame reading in part, it ends with us was a troubled production. we are very sorry to everyone we caused upset to privately and publicly. today is start of many court da dates. >> carley: both people are like, why did we sign on to this movie. >> todd: apparently it does not end with us. >> carley: ends with us following along. grammy award took place last night and took a turn with this moment from alecia keys. watch. this is not time to shut down diversity of voices, we see talented hard-working people from different backgrounds. dei is not

blake lively sued baldoni for sexual misconduct and others said he denied. suit against lively and her husband romer and olds. the court is set to waive the motion to dismiss that multimillion dollar lawsuit combine into one. so alexis mcadams has the latest right now from new york city. alexis. >> hey, emily, usually you have to be up on your celebrity gossip to know what's happening in these court cases, but now it's so mainstream and this is all the people are talking about. blake lively and just about on his lawyers are going to be inside that court room behind me as this continues. this started back when blake lively accused justin bell don't have sexual harassment saying he would show her nude photos and videos of other women and talk about his alleged addiction onset. she said she about had enough and according to the lawsuit there was a meeting about this with the entire team where they called him out. that's when blake lively said justin baldoni launched a smear campaign against her. according to the documents, the legal team says there are messages

baldoni's company hired a street relations.ing she'll win on it but strategically it's in her benefit to file it. it forces them to come up with the evidence. it shifts the burden to streets to come up with evidence to support the lawsuit so she gets a free look, all the evidence in the case. >> will: bottom line it's all about defamation from one side to the other. who was lying about his reputation -- we'll try to keep up. thank you so much. democrats have a new favorite talking point, i'm good to tackle that in my big three, next. >> a shadow government, shadow government of the billionaires, by the billionaires and for the billionaires. is a bitcoin etf the same as owning bitcoin directly? while bitcoin etfs might offer a familiar face, they lack the true ownership and flexibility of directly investing in bitcoin. with itrustcapital you can buy and sell real bitcoin 24/ 7 with the tax advantages of an ira. real bitcoin means no middleman, no restricted stock market hours. choose the path of direct bitcoin investment with it

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baldoni had text messages saying shows he did not sexually harass her.ore from the legal team and ask for a gag order. they don't want this case to affect blake lively if it goes to trial.

in his defense, baldoni launching a new website over the weekend and coming up at 7 a.m.with your gma first look i'm erielle reshef, abc news new york. >> now back to music's biggest night. little monsters got quite the treat during the 67th annual grammy awards. now this was during the commercial break. lady gaga debuted an entire music video from beginning to end. this is from her new album. >> pay the toll. to the angels. >> we are going to pay the toll. we're paying the toll to lady gaga. we're paying the toll to beyonce. who else wants to come out and do something? we're going to pay the toll for. abracadabra was shown again during that commercial break. the singer won a grammy in the best pop duo group performance category with bruno mars for their song die with a smile. gaga has a new album titled mayhem is released march 7th. now what if she goes on tour right after beyonce goes on tour? because then we will have no dollars? >> no. do you think they talk amongst each other about when they could go? or is it like a free for all? >> i feel like the promoters probabl

by baldoni's legal team? attorneys say that could happen. that's coming up, whit. >> whit: a frightening midair disturbance. how passengers jumped into action when another passenger allegedly cracked a window. >> rebecca: we're gonna continue counting down to the super bowl ads on the biggest trends we'll see. first back to you, ginger. >> ginger: this is a storm, one of three, rebecca, in an active pattern to come. that active pattern is going on the west coast. that's kind of where it starts. this new one, you look at pictures from santa rosa, california, where they have mud slides and all of that rain from the last storm. they're about to see more where that came from. unfortunately, all that damage is gonna get heavy rain. that's why a flood watch is up for the north bay area. lot of winter storm warnings. state of california is about 75% their average snow pack today. so they need the snow. they'll get it, one to three feet. los angeles will even get into the rain this afternoon. we'll watch those burn s

lively was trying to get justin baldoni's attorneys silenced, new york judge refuse that request, brians, judges threaten to move the trial up to march if the battle in the press continues, if the cases litigated there, i have to tell you i read a lot of the techs this weekend, a looks like blake lively clearly was trying to hijack this movie and did. but it will play out. it'll be ugly. lookout johnny depp and amber hurt. we have something worth coming. >> laura: who has the best publicist, that's my question, how many articles in the daily mail. >> my money's on justin baldoni. >> laura: thank you in great to see you, you look very grammy in all black. that is it for us, follow me on social media, instagram and the rest picks remember the gang take it from here. >> jesse: welcome to the 'jesse watters primetime', tonight. >> in all cases they w

baldoni had text messages saying shows he did not sexually harass her. we're expected to hear more from the legal team and ask for a gag order. they don't want this case to affect blake lively if it goes to trial. >> dana: it will be one to watch. thank you. fox news alert here. trump administration is pulling out all the stops to end the nation's immigration crisis. locking down the border and imposing tariffs and hole holding country's accountable for dangerous threats. bill hemmer is off today. good morning, bret. >> bret: president trump putting a laser focus on public safety and defending new tariffs against canada, mexico and china. the president calling threats posed by illegal aliens and drugs a national emergency. sending his team to assess the crisis at the source. homeland security secretary kristi noem on the ground this weekend riding along with border patrol agents at the southern border. defense secretary pete hegseth heading down today to the border highlighting military support for the mission. >> dana: tom homan saying president trump u

baldoni denies the allegations, accuses lively of forcing a talent agency to drop him as a client.r expected in court today. >> one woman in wisconsin has a warning saying her facebook page was hacked and used to post a scam ad. multiple people have lost money from it. the hacker posted an ad for a used 2022 toyota camry for $2,000. three people got back to stacey duchow, saying they lost money over the ad. the hacker asked for a deposit to hold the car and come see it. the hacker tells people it's refundable if they don't like the car. the woman also says it was hard to get facebook to remove the page. >> book within the last 90 days has received a total of 1000 complaints. and these are complaints at the national level. >> facebook finally removed the account a week later, and only after multiple people reported it. the better business bureau advises facebook users to use two factor identification and unique passwords. they also recommend to not provide any personal information when buying stuff on facebook, and meet only in a public place. >> while some would be bay area homebuy

as for the new sexual harassment lawsuit in new york against justin baldoni we spoke with former prosecutorttorney katie cherkasky this at this. i agree a lot of information put out by the defense team in advance of the trail is telling what might have happened on that set. it doesn't look like blake lively had a problem with him but what changed your mind? in terms of actual sexual harassment side of things. if he wants to litigate that and the case on trajectory, i think he will emerge as the victor even though a little bit bloodied and bruised at that point. >> the new york judge threatening to move up march 2025 trail but only if the lawyers a war of words in the press. it gets steamy her each day, guys, back to you. >> ainsley: gosh, now i'm more confused. thank you so much, donald trump speaking at the national prayer breakfast and there he is walking into the capital. [cheers and applause] >> lawrence: all right, let's listen. >> brian: it will be talking in a few minutes and i think this will be right up your alley. >> president trump: thank you very much. this is very beautiful, ms

lively sued baldoni last month, accusing him of sexual harassment.as since filed a lawsuit against lively and her husband, actor ryan reynolds, for defamation. the judge plans to consolidate the two lawsuits into one case. that trial date is expected to be sometime in march of 2026. and history was made last night at the grammys. >> the grammy goes to are kendrick lamar. >> not like us. not like us. >> hip hop star kendrick lamar wrote himself into the record books after his hit track not like us won all five awards it was nominated for. that makes it the first diss track to ever win a grammy, and the most awarded rap song in the history of the awards show. overall, the telecast honored the resilience of los angeles and encouraged viewers to make donations to wildfire assistance. >> we'll recover and rebuild together because we are la strong. [applause] >> cowboy carter. >> the evening's final award album of the year went to beyonce for cowboy carter. it was her first time winning that particular award. she won three grammys in all, including best co

it ends with us, justin baldoni.t sounds like lively was using her husband and swift to pressure baldoni to accept her script rewrites. that's the problem. >> oh, and that text. that lively santa allegedly to that director was telling. it read that if you ever get around to watching game of thrones, it happens to have a few dragons. my dragons also protect those i fight for. so really, we all benefit from those gorgeous monsters of mine. you will too, i can promise you. oh my gosh. >> yeah, i mean, this is bullying. i mean, you hear what's happening. it's clearly they were trying to use the prestige and the mega stardom of her husband and her bestie to pressure this director, and they basically the film, the script and the edit from the guy. so now he's suing them. this is ugly. but i can promise you, ryan reynolds and blake lively probably won't be in that box at the superdome on sunday. yeah, and over at cnn, laura, remember when they pushed the big lie narrative and then the insurrection storyline? well, they had

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using husband and swift to pressure baldoni to accept her script rewrites.lem. >> laura: that send allegedly to that director was telling it read that if you ever get around to watching game of thrones, it happens to have a few dragons, my dragons pretty those i fight for. we all benefit from those gorgeous monsters of mine. he will too. i promise you. oh my gosh. yeah this is bullying. hear what is happening. they were trying to use the prestige and the mega pressure his director and they basically hijacked the film. they script and edit from the guy. now he is suing them. this is lulg ripe reynolds and blake lively probably won't be that box at the superdome. over the a cnn, laura. remember when they pushed the big lie narrative and insurrection story line? well, they had another story. we begin tonight with musk and big balls. >> this is a 19-year-old high school graduate who has used the unfortunate nickname working at musk's behest inside doge. >> laura, they clearly don't like big balls and they want him out. this is a 19-year-old hacker that elon musk

blake lively in california file basically civil rights complaint in california against justin baldoni the movie "wayfarer" and a bunch of other people. then there was a lot of public support for her at the time and after that a few weeks later she filed a federal complaint in federal court. that is the actual lawsuit. the california civil rights complaint is a little different and precursor to a lawsuit. the southern district of new york, she filed a big lawsuit against wayfarer studios and a bunch of other people. he ended up counter suing and the lawyer promised to sue her into oblivion and that is obviously what he's trying to do. he fired a monster lawsuit and a complaint based on new information. so now we are waiting to see what her team is doing. i think they have said they are going to be filing a complaint as well. in this thing has tentacles. you have a lengthy side litigations going on and this is one of them. >> carley: let's talk about fat, let's talk about blake lively weaponizing a digital army because that is what justin baldoni or blake lively is also doing in "the ne

baldoni denies the allegations and accuses blake lively of forcing a talent agency to drop baldoni aso be in court today. here at home, the first ever chinese new year parade and celebration in the east bay city of hercules was held over the weekend. [music] now, despite that rain, the event went on as planned. parade marchers started marching at hercules high school. it ended at the hercules community center. that's where the celebration continued, with more performances, arts and crafts, and lunar new year foods and treats. organizers say they've spent years preparing for this special cultural celebration. >> with those that have moved from san francisco or from the big cities into hercules. they're really starving for more of that cultural experience. all of the things that they get from the bigger cities. and here we're able to provide such a thing. >> now, the celebration was organized by the hercules chamber of commerce and yee's martial arts and lion dance group. san francisco native jenny lim was just inaugurated as the city's poet laureate. she was appointed by former mayor l

allegations baldoni denied.pting to have baldoni's defamation counter suit thrown out. also set to ask a new york judge to issue a gag order after personal communication were leaked. >> rebecca: also, the philadelphia eagles and kansas city chiefs have arrived in new orleans for super bowl week, kicking off a week of activities leading up to the game. security is tight for the first super bowl since 2013. the chiefs, they're looking to become the first team to win three straight super bowls. and a pair of 22's were retired february 2nd, 2-2. south carolina retired a'ja wilson's 22. the three time wnba mvp holding back tears during the pregame ceremony. you see her there. and iowa retired the number wnba rookie of the year caitlin clark wore during her historic run at the school. the hawkeyes had a big upset on the court. >> robin: huge! >> rebecca: huge upset on the court the same day taking down number four ranked usc. that's pretty close. snapping the trojans' numbers in a story. [ laughter ] >> robin: i know.

. >> nischelle: blake lively and justin baldoni's lawyers get a reality check from a federal judge. > you just shut up for one second? >> nischelle: plus, how tiktok videos and internet sleuths are having a real impact on the case...

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up next on nightly news, a heated first day in court for blake lively and justin baldoni. the warning from a federal judge today about the star's dueling lawsuits. hallie jackson anchoring nightly news from washington, d.c. right now. >>> tonight, the temporary truce in the trade war. just hours before a key deadline as elon musk tries to make his mark on the government. tonight, a last-minute pause on president trump's trade war with canada and mexico. their new promises that pulled world markets back from the brink. where things stand now, and what it could all mean for everything from trucks to tomatoes. it comes as the president and elon musk look to reshape the federal government with a new title for the world's richest man, special government employee. >>> the standoff at the fbi over the push to clean house. american foreign aid at a standstill. >>> pete hegseth's first trip to the border as defense secretary, and our exclusive report on how i.c.e. has already released some of those newly detained migrants back into the u.s. >>> the brand-new images of

>> the first court hearing between blake lively and justin baldoni ending without a gag in place.d mercedes. there are a lot of allegations in this lawsuit but part of it revolves around a scene where they were dancing at a bar and she complained that he was behaving inappropriately. his attorney released three versions of that scene for public consumption. to suggest that the charges against him are false. this all started when blake lively and her press tour went awry. she was accused and criticized work trivializing the issue of partner abuse that rents of the movie. what do you think? rico these are the types of cases i work on and there are two distinct sides of the story. there were issues and allegations that she raised about the work environment and there was a pause in the production, the parties sat down and they worked out an agreement where she said there were specific issues she was concerned about. allegedly, don't show naked pictures of women, of your partner. don't go beyond the script and touch me in a certain way, linger your kisses or kiss me when it is not supp

. >> my money's on justin baldoni. >> laura: thank you in great to see you, you look very grammy in all black. that is it for us, follow me on social media, instagram and the rest picks remember the gang take it from here. >> jesse: welcome to the 'jesse watters primetime', tonight. >> in all cases they want to make deals, leaping abusers, i go right now reciprocal tariffs on everybody. >> jesse: tariff sheriff puts the world on notice. >> a black woman at this podium and i deserve your attention. >> i need your support. >> we are sick and tired of this. >> jesse: democrats did not get it together. >> democratic party look so pathetic after this election. i might entertain it. >> $50,000 to do a transgender offer in colombia, $47,000 to do a trans comic book in peru, $20,000 to do drag shows in ecuador. >> jesse: sorry, the party is over. >> they turn out to be radical left lunatics. >> jesse: plus,. >> welcome to the gulf of [ bleep ] america. i can't say that. [ ♪♪ ] >> jesse: you can't say it and warn you, mass deportation, caravans making u-turns, migrant sleeping instead of four-st

. >> nischelle: blake lively and justin baldoni's lawyers get a reality check from a federal judge. >ll you just shut up for one second? >> nischelle: plus, how tiktok videos and internet sleuths are having a real impact on the case... and why taylor swift could be forced to testify. >> really? >> nischelle: then, travis kelce proposal plans... >> we both love to manifest things, for sure. >> nischelle: watch the tight end get grilled at media day. plus, buffy ready to slay again. the reboot plans with sarah michelle geller in the works. >> is there something you know that i don't know? >> nischelle: why dolly parton is partially to thank for the show's return. >> they are trying to get that back on the air. >> nischelle: then, zendaya and tom holland's as her family's funny nickname for him is revealed. plus... >> hey, you guys! >> nischelle: goonies never say die. we're inside the cast's special reunion. and madonna tries standup comedy. how amy schumer got her stage ready. >> i mean, she's madonna! we're talking about madonna right now! ♪ ♪ >> kevin: justin baldoni versus blake liv

plus, the legal battle between blake lively and justin baldoni now in court.d there's been a warning from the judge to both sides. also, it is a super bowl battle of the bites. so we're getting the competition started a little bit before the big game. visiting beloved spots in both philadelphia and kansas city, you know, to get everybody excited. but also we have an exclusive this morning with the cast of. 640. to piggyback off of that and talk to the cast. we love all of them. so hope you'll join us on gma. >> i somehow didn't realize that pedro pascal is one of the fantastic. >> and then julia garner as well. >> oh, what a happy surprise. >> i'm into it. >> it's going to be fantastic. >> i couldn't even name for you who the fantastic four are, but now that i know these people are in it, great. >> but it doesn't matter. >> no. is. wait, is it iceman? is that one of them? no, probably not, i don't i don't know, i don't. >> know. >> mr. fantastic. >> we have some studying to do. >> but they are fantastic. i know. >> that. >> and there are four of them. >> there

>> of course ryan and blake lively are engulfed in the "it ends with us" legal battle with justin baldonijust shut up for one second! >> the couple's image has taken a beating and new this morning: blake was hit with another lawsuit. the head of a crisis management firm is suing the actress for "at least seven million dollars" for defamation - saying he was wrongly named in her complaint for posting content on social media that appeared to attack her. >> you have to stop this. >> kevin: team blake's response? "another day, another nine-figure lawsuit seeking to sue ms. lively 'into oblivion' for speaking out against sexual harassment and retaliation," meanwhile, some good news for blake. >> oh, you do not want to be friends with me trust me. >> it was just announced the "another simple favor" sequel will debut next month at the south by southwest film festival. >> "it was just the best experience." >> et has learned blake's expected to attend - but it's unclear how her press interviews will be handled amidst all the legal controversy. >> do you love me or not baby? >> someone who's standi

on monday, blake lively and justin baldoni's case has its first pretrial hearing in manhattan. >> leadingn ryan reynolds training filed this letter single seek to dismissed justin's $400 million defamation lawsuit. >> it's routine. why not take a bite at the apple and see you if you can get a complaint or part of it dismissed. >> bleaklakes team so she woulde would refuse to sit for deposition if he was at the helm. and in the midst of the nuclear level legal battle, justin's getting some instagram love. that's the podcast host john kim who says after losing his home in the altadena fire, justin and wife emily says he could move into theirs. >> i just want to thank you for being you guys. >> twilight star peter futch and nelly is another actor who up at his home to ex-wife jennie garth and their three daughters. a rachel smith was with the 90210 star and more celebs last night in new york. >> it was the natural place to go, we felt super safe and supported. >> someone we learned was impacted by the l.a. wildfires. >> i'm so grateful at the end of the day for that much love. they are still

but after all justin baldoni, he released a 179 page statement of facts in his lawsuit.e wants to get ahead of it. let's make it a legal matter and not one that's tried in the court of public opinion. >> so maybe we'll see this sooner rather than later happen. former state attorney for palm beach county, florida, dave aronberg, thank you very much for being on this morning. we appreciate it. and coming up, we'll show you the shocking courtroom video from what was supposed to be a routine hearing in new mexico. that's straight ahead on morning joe. >> doctors recommend colon stool softener for gentle, dependable relief from constipation. it's so gentle. doctors even recommend it during pregnancy and after surgery. holes increases water in the stool, increases water in the stool, making it softer hey guys. there's a change in the air. - two changes. - two changes. ♪♪ the three-row luxury tx. because everyone should feel like the center of the universe. ♪♪ >> but at least. >> you can. >> go to safelite. com and. schedule a. >> fix in minutes. >> can't confirm their. >> easy