Justin Baldoni's attorney insisted they may not be open to a settlement with Blake Lively

Justin Baldoni's attorney insisted they may not be open to a settlement with Blake Lively.

The actress, 36, and 49-year-old filmmaker have been embroiled in a bitter labyrinthine legal dispute for months after she accused him of harassment while they made domestic abuse movie ‘It Ends With Us’.

Appearing on Matthew Belloni's podcast 'The Town', Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman was asked "what it would require for this to go away", as he referred to the "potential for the circus and the damage to both sides".

But Freedman argued: "You keep referring to it as a circus and I get it. You see a lot of cases.

"You see a lot of things, but the reality is this is not a circus when you go through an experience like this.

"I’ve represented a lot of people in the worst moments of their career, the worst moments of their life. Justin has been destroyed by this."

Freedman suggested "the only way" to really attempt to prove his client's innocence could be in court.

He continued: "In this day and age, the only way that you can truly get back is to prove your innocence and that’s what we’re actively working to [do].

"That may only be able to be done in a courtroom."

Justin, 41, completed filming on 'It Ends With Us' in early 2024 and started a press tour in August, and after fans noted Blake did not participate in interviews with him or attend the film’s premiere.

Blake then filed a sexual harassment complaint against Justin – alleging that he and his agents conducted a smear campaign against her.

Her lawsuit against him is set to go to trial in March 2026, following her initial filing in New York Federal Court.