Blake Lively Shares Latest 'Mom Hack' as She Returns to Instagram amid Legal Battle

Blake Lively.Photo:SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty; Blake Lively/Instagram SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty; Blake Lively/Instagram Blake Livelyis sharing a new “mom hack” she turned to during a recent trip with her family. Lively reposted the photo to her Instagram Stories, detailing the story behind the image. “Barton Springs Park Bathroom. Your kid forgets their shoes, but you have yours on. So naturally, you given[sic] them yours. Then you mom hack…” she wrote alongside picture of her seemingly holding hands with one of her daughters.

Blake Lively Subpoenas Justin Baldoni’s Phone Records to ‘Expose’ Alleged Smear Campaign

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty; Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Jamie McCarthy/Getty; Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Blake Lively’s lawyers are seeking the phone records ofJustin Baldoniand his associates to “expose” thealleged smear campaignthey claim theIt Ends with Usdirector launched against her. Lively, 37, accused Baldoni, 41, and others of sexual harassment andlaunching an alleged retaliatory public smear campaignin a December complaint. In January, Baldoniresponded with a $400 million lawsuitagainst Lively, her husbandRyan Reynolds, their publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloan’s PR firm alleging several claims, including civil extortion and defamation.

Blake Lively Thanks Colleen Hoover for Changing Her Life in Birthday Tribute: 'Oh Boy Do We Love Her'

Colleen Hoover and Blake Livley on June 14, 2024.Photo:Eric Charbonneau/Getty Eric Charbonneau/Getty Blake Livelyis celebratingIt Ends With UsauthorColleen Hooveron her birthday. “Everyone who knows this woman is changed for it,” wrote Lively, who played the lead in this year’s big-screen adaptation of Hoover’s popular 2016 novel. “She’s calm and steady. Her integrity is her foundation. Her humor levels you outta nowhere. Her quiet fortitude is mighty. And she always chooses the kindest path.

Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni Legal Battle Will Likely Get 'Nastier' Before Anyone Settles: Expert (Exclusive)

Blake Lively (left) and Justin Baldoni (right).Photo:Gotham/GC Images; SplashNews Gotham/GC Images; SplashNews Blake LivelyandJustin Baldoni’s already-contentious legal battle will likely get uglier before they both eventually decide to settle their lawsuits, predicts legal expert Gregory Doll.“It’s very nasty, and I think it’s going to get nastier,” Doll, a lawyer and partner at Doll Amir & Eley in Los Angeles, tells PEOPLE. He does not represent either party and is not involved in the case.

Blake Lively's Legal Team Calls Justin Baldoni's 'Strategy' Around $400M Lawsuit 'Desperate': 'It Will Fail'

Blake Lively’s legal team has responded toJustin Baldoni’s $400 millionlawsuit against the actressover the contentious situation behind the scenes of their filmIt Ends with Us. Responding to the director-star’s defamation and extortion suit filed Thursday, Jan. 16, Lively’s legal team said in a statement, “This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook." “This is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim,” the statement continued.