The lawyers met in court for the first time Monday, February 2nd, and both teams shared how difficult the ongoing drama has been on their respective clients. Justin Baldoni's attorney Bryan Freedman spoke about the drama affecting his "future livelihood", and offered:

Actor Justin Baldoni has uploaded all of his texts with actress Blake Lively as part of the bitter lawsuit and counter lawsuit between them. Newsweek sought email comment from Baldoni and Lively's legal teams on Tuesday.