A YouTube creator has made a bold move against actress Blake Lively. She’s asking a judge for a protection order, saying Lively tried to intimidate her. This comes after Lively’s legal team sent out subpoenas, digging for information as part of her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni. This story first broke in an exclusive report by a prominent entertainment news outlet, Us Weekly.
Lauren Neidigh, known online as LethalLauren904, spoke out on Monday, July 28. She criticized the subpoenas that Lively, 37, and her lawyers sent to Google and X (formerly Twitter). They were trying to gather private details about online users.
Even though the subpoena against Neidigh was pulled back, as Us Weekly first reported, Neidigh still felt it was important to write to the judge. She mentioned trying to talk with Lively’s lawyers, but they were "mostly unresponsive." Neidigh stated they never explained why her banking information was needed for the case.
Neidigh firmly believes Lively’s subpoenas were aimed at creators who had shared negative opinions about her online. "The subpoena had no real proof behind it," Neidigh explained. "It was meant to scare, harass, stop constitutionally protected free speech, and put the safety and privacy of others at risk." These other people were not even involved in the main lawsuit, she added.
Blake Lively Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Michael Kors
Neidigh noted that even though Lively withdrew the subpoena, the actress left the door open to issue it again later. This, Neidigh argued, put an "excessive burden" on her. It felt like harassment and intimidation for her "legitimate expression of unfavorable opinions" online.
Because of this "ongoing threat" that Lively might file "new abusive discovery requests" for her personal data, Neidigh has asked for a protection order. This order would stop Lively from issuing any more subpoenas for her information. She also asked the court to penalize Lively.
Us Weekly was the first to report that these subpoenas sought information on various creator accounts. This included bank details for some of them. Neidigh, along with another creator named Kassidy O’Connell, and others, fought back against these demands. As reported by Daily Mail, they argued Lively had no right to their private information.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
A representative for Lively told Us Weekly at the time that the subpoenas were not "accusations of bad behavior." Instead, they were simply "tools to gather facts that can be used in federal court."
The representative added, "Content creators are not being silenced; they are clearly sharing their views." They clarified that this is a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Justin Baldoni and others from Wayfarer Entertainment. Lively’s team is "simply looking for information to help with our fact-gathering."
The representative also brought up a past statement from Baldoni’s own public relations person. They said Baldoni’s PR team reportedly planned an "untraceable" media campaign. This was supposedly to "bury" Lively and protect Baldoni from the chance that Lively might publicly reveal he sexually harassed her and others. Lively’s side believes the social media subpoenas are "one piece of the puzzle" to connect evidence of a campaign that was designed to leave no digital footprints.
A few days after this statement, Lively stopped her investigation into Neidigh, O’Connell, and a third creator. However, she is still gathering information about other creators who discussed her legal fight with Baldoni, 41. Lively believes Baldoni, who co-starred in and directed the 2024 film It Ends With Us, hired a crisis public relations team to spread negative stories about her. She says this was done in response to her complaints about his behavior during filming.
Baldoni has denied all these accusations. He claims that Lively took over control of the film after production ended. He also stated she excluded him from promotional events. Lively is expected to give a statement in the coming weeks. The trial is set to begin on March 9, 2026.