Blake Lively’s Loved Ones Reportedly ‘Begging Her to Settle’ Lawsuit Before Trial: ‘Taking a Toll’

Blake Lively‘s family, friends and those in her inner circle apparently want the It Ends With Us lawsuit to end before the May 18 trial date, according to Rob Shuter.

In the Monday, April 6, edition of Shuter’s Naughty But Nice Substack, a source revealed that “people around Blake are begging her to settle” after judge Lewis Liman threw out 10 of her 13 claims on Friday, March 31, including her sexual harassment claim against costar and director Justin Baldoni.

“They think enough damage has already been done. This is affecting everything — their image, their careers, their relationships. It’s not contained anymore,” the source explained. “The longer this drags on, the worse it gets. Reputation-wise, professionally — it’s taking a toll.”

After news of Liman’s ruling broke Friday, the 38-year-old Gossip Girl alum took to her Instagram Story sharing multiple posts about the case and writing in part: “I’m grateful for the Court’s ruling which allows the heart of my case to be presented to a jury next month, and for the ability to finally tell my story in full at trial, for my own sake, but also for those who don’t have the same opportunity to… many of whom I have known and loved deeply in my life, and the countless I’ll never know.”

However, the source told Shuter, “This is not the win she thinks it is.”

“The case is weaker now, not stronger,” the source added. “She’s framing this as something bigger. A fight about ‘digital violence’ and speaking out.”

As Star previously reported, the remaining claims in Lively’s case include breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting retaliation. While Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios is in one of the claims, he himself is not a defendant in any of the claims going to trial.

“We’re very pleased the Court dismissed all sexual harassment claims,” attorneys Alexandra Shapiro and Jonathan Bach of Shapiro Arato Bach shared in a statement to People.

“These were very serious allegations, and we are grateful to the Court for its careful review of the facts, law, and voluminous evidence that was provided,” Shapiro and Bach concluded. “What’s left is a significantly narrowed case, and we look forward to presenting our defense to the remaining claims in court.”