A judge has threatened to move up the trial date in the case of Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively if it continues to be “litigated in the press.”

When Blake Lively, who rose to fame in the 2000s in Gossip Girl, was cast as the main character, fans became even more excited, describing her as the perfect choice to play Lily Bloom, a young woman who grew up witnessing domestic abuse and winds up in the same position years later.