Rebecca Keegan

After the judge overseeing the lawsuit threw out a large part of the case, talks between the two camps started in earnest, according to a person familiar with the settlement.

Behind the scenes, talks to resolve the Justin Baldoni-Blake Lively case began in earnest last month, after a judge dismissed most of Lively’s claims, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News.

The packets of PDFs that entered the public record on Monday include transcripts of depositions taken in the lead-up to a potential trial.

Lively's team is now seeking legal fees and damages from Baldoni's side related to his since-dismissed defamation countersuit.

California Civil Code Section 47.1, which took effect in 2024, is designed to protect people who publicly report allegations of sexual misconduct from retaliatory defamation claims.

Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, claimed a legal win earlier this week in her ongoing dispute against her father's estate.

Gudea, a behavioral-intelligence company, shared exclusive data with NBC News that found “inauthentic engagement around” the “It Ends With Us” star on social media in August 2024.

Jorge Gutierrez said he is no longer making “Punky Duck,” an Amazon MGM Studios' Gen AI-produced animated series, following widespread backlash after the project was announced.

NBC News spoke to 11 of Bilton's former colleagues to find out, and their takes ranged from “Absolutely!” to “Lord, no!”

The generation helping fuel the box office is also testing moviegoers' patience with their in-theater etiquette.