tossed out 10 of Lively\u2019s 13 claims<\/a> against Baldoni \u2014 including sexual harassment, defamation and conspiracy.<\/p>\nBut trial is still set for May in New York, centered on Lively\u2019s three remaining claims: breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation.<\/p>\n
Baldoni\u2019s attorneys filed the motion on Friday requesting the judge block evidence \u201cof the alleged bad experiences of other women.\u201d<\/p>\n
NBC News has reached out to Baldoni, Wayfarer and Lively for comment on the filing.<\/p>\nJenny Slate on Feb. 15 in Los Angeles.<\/span>Araya Doheny \/ Getty Images file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBaldoni\u2019s filing said that evidence, which centers on the alleged experiences of seven other women, is a \u201cgrab bag of awkward comments, minor confrontations, and perceived slights.\u201d<\/p>\n
One piece of the evidence is from \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d co-star Jenny Slate.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpecifically, Slate complained to Lively that Baldoni said Slate looked \u2018sexy\u2019 in her character\u2019s wardrobe (a pair of black leather pants), was \u2018unprofessional,\u2019 and sometimes made awkward jokes,\u201d the filing said.<\/p>\n
Slate raised her concerns with producer Alex Saks and in turn \u201creceived a prompt apology from Baldoni, and experienced no further incidents,\u201d the filing said. \u201cSlate herself testified that she felt her issues were adequately resolved on set,\u201d it said.<\/p>\nColleen Hoover on Feb. 26 in Kansas City.<\/span>Kyle Rivas \/ Getty Images file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe filing also seeks to block evidence from Colleen Hoover, the author of the book \u201cIt Ends With Us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHoover played no part in Lively\u2019s workplace experience. She had no contractual right to participate in the film and was not present on set,\u201d the filing said.<\/p>\n
The other women listed include Saks; film co-star Isabela Ferrer; script writer Christy Hall; Liz Plank, the co-host of Baldoni and Jamey Heath\u2019s podcast; and Claire Ayoub, a director who worked with Baldoni on a different film.<\/p>\n
The filing said neither Plank nor Ayoub worked on the movie and their concerns are \u201cdistinct\u201d and \u201cnot similar to the concerns Lively professed to have about sexualized comments and encounters.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe incidents in question are so attenuated from any actionable discrimination claim that they will serve only to waste time and confuse the jury about what is and is not relevant,\u201d the filing said.<\/p>\n
Baldoni\u2019s attorneys said Lively was unaware of any of these \u201cother bad act incidents\u201d during the filming of \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d except for the comment directed at Slate.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch evidence therefore does little to establish the existence of a hostile work environment,\u201d the filing said.<\/p>\n
Baldoni\u2019s attorneys said Lively offered the women\u2019s accounts as evidence \u201cto convince the jury that Baldoni and Heath are \u2018bad guys\u2019 who should be made an example.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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