Lively sued Baldoni, his production company and others in New York in late December for sexual harassment and attacks on her reputation and sought unspecified damages. Baldoni later countersued, accusing Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, of defamation and extortion and seeking at least $400 million in damages.

A lawyer for actor Blake Lively asked a federal judge Thursday to impose strict rules to prevent anyone associated with Justin Baldoni getting personal or intimate information about her or other celebrities while potential evidence is shared among attorneys as her sexual harassment claims against her costar in “It Ends With Us” proceeds toward trial.

Blake Lively's team pointed out that Baldoni's co-defendants in the lawsuit include people who make a living on providing information to the press.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni‘s legal teams have spoken out while they await for the judge's ruling on the actress' request for a stronger protective order. During the Thursday, March 6, hearing, Lively's attorney claimed that Baldoni's team "created improper disclosure of information.