Perez Hilton is “cautiously optimistic” as he heads into his subpoena hearing in Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni — representing himself.

When the media personality, 47, realized he wouldn’t be able to afford an attorney in the matter, he dove head-first into understanding the law, his rights and the case overall.

“I feel like I’m in my Elle Woods era, or, like, Kim Kardashian studying for the bar,” Hilton told Page Six in an exclusive interview on Tuesday, emphasizing that he “didn’t want to” handle the subpoena by himself.

“Some people think I’m doing this for content. Uh, no! If I would have had a lawyer offer to help me pro bono, I would have jumped at that chance. I could have still gotten a ton of content without having to represent myself,” he explained.

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