{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6846a25cf47b55b37a17d090/69fa750ea6ade2559225cbd2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Lively vs. Baldoni: The Real Reason the Feuding Stars Settled ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6846a25cf47b55b37a17d090/1778018107051-a99a5cf3-a134-4c98-8c72-5bc5d3a99c15.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After two years of legal mudslinging between “Gossip Girl” actress Blake Lively and actor-director Justin Baldoni, a civil trial was set to unfold in New York.</p><p><br></p><p>The “It Ends With Us” co-stars instead capped their bitter dispute with a settlement deal that ended an ugly and costly two-year public ordeal that battered their reputations.</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Trial: USA</em> this week examines the history of the litigation and explains why a last-minute settlement was a likely outcome. Kayla Brantley interviews entertainment and sports attorney Thomas H. Herndon Jr. about the legal drama.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Herndon Jr. breaks down the legal strategies at play and weighs in on what a trial may have looked like.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Email us: <a href=\"mailto:thetrial@dailymail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thetrial@dailymail.com</a>&nbsp;</li><li>WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial</li><li>Presenter: Kayla Brantley</li><li>Producer: Lucy Robson</li><li>Editor: Chelsey Ranore</li><li>Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham</li><li>Executive Producer: Jamie East</li></ul>","author_name":"The Crime Desk"}