Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s trial postponed over two months by judge

CNN Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni s trial date has been pushed back two months but the It Ends With Us stars are as of now still planning to face off in court The overseeing judge moved the trial to May after it had been originally scheduled for March CNN has learned from two sources familiar with the occurrence Judge Lewis Liman moved the trial date on Tuesday at a discovery status hearing where attorneys were present both sources noted adding that the date was moved to accommodate other criminal cases on the docket which the judge revealed take precedent However the judge underscored the importance of Lively and Baldoni s development The court record was updated later on Tuesday to reflect the new date Next strategies in the bitter celebrity legal dispute will occur in the new year when lawyers for Baldoni and Lively make their oral arguments in front of the judge regarding Baldoni s previously-filed summary judgement motion in which he and his Wayfarer Studios are seeking to have Lively s sexual harassment and retaliation development dismissed Lively s association has pushed back accusing Baldoni and Wayfarer of trying to avoid accountability The judge instructed both parties to contact another judge should they opt to explore feasible settlement discussions The Court expresses no view with respect to settlement Judge Liman s filing states CNN has reached out to representatives for both Lively and Baldoni to ask whether any settlement discussions are on the table Wayfarer remains committed to the truth and seeing this through a representative for Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios communicated CNN on Tuesday A source close to Lively informed CNN that nothing has changed and the actress and her legal group still plan to move ahead with the trial