Blake Lively is reportedly planning to show a jury video of Justin Baldoni once questioning if he “harassed” Britney Spears at their upcoming trial.
The actress wants to use a 2017 clip of Baldoni recalling his awkward interaction with Spears when the pop star guest starred in an episode of “Jane the Virgin,” the Daily Mail reported.
In an interview with Fuse, Baldoni said he was a huge fan of Spears in high school and that prior to her coming on set, they had tweeted at each other.
Baldoni recalled coming to see Spears even though they didn’t have any scenes together.
“I had gone up to her and in my mind, we’re friends,” he said with a laugh. “We weren’t.”
“And I went up and I gave her … I went, ‘Hey!,’ and I gave her a big hug and I think I scared her, because she was like, ‘Hi,’ and I just had this awkward moment of, like, ‘Did I just harass Britney Spears?’” he questioned.
Baldoni played Rafael Solano on the CW’s “Jane the Virgin,” which ran for five seasons from 2014-2019.
Spears guest-starred in an episode during season 2 of the series, playing an exaggerated version of herself.
Lively wants to use the video to liken Baldoni’s behavior with Spears to his conduct with her on the set of “It Ends With Us,” according to the outlet. Lively accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her on the set of the 2024 film, but her sexual harassment claims were dismissed by a judge earlier this month.
Judge Lewis Liman threw out 10 of Lively’s 13 claims against Baldoni, including sexual harassment, defamation and conspiracy, according to court docs obtained by Page Six.
However, three of her claims can proceed — breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation.
Lively and Baldoni’s trial is set for May 18.
Spears is not the only pop star getting dragged into the trial. Lively’s once-close friend Taylor Swift’s name appeared on a list of questions — which Lively and Baldoni’s legal teams worked “collaboratively” to produce — to be used to select jury members for their trial.
One of the many questions asks: “Do you know any of the following people that you may hear from or about over the course of the trial?” according to court documents viewed by Page Six.
Swift’s name popped up after a long catalog of other high-profile names who could potentially testify or be mentioned at trial.
The lawyers also added notes to ask if any potential jurors have knowledge of celebs like Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds, her sister Robyn Lively, or several members of her “It Ends With Us” cast including Hasan Minhaj, Jenny Slate, and author Colleen Hoover.