The 400-million-dollar lawsuit filed by Justin Baldoni against Blake Lively has been formally dropped, possibly signifying the end of Baldoni’s attempt to accuse Lively and her spouse, Ryan Reynolds, of slander.
Why did Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit get thrown out?
Judge Lewis J. Liman’s ruling on Monday, as reported by Variety, dismissed Eric Baldoni’s lawsuit. This was because Erica Lively’s allegations of sexual harassment against Baldoni were legally protected, making it impossible for them to be considered defamation. In response to this news, Lively’s legal team declared it a “complete victory,” asserting that the decision validated her accusations.
Today, Blake Lively’s legal team expressed that today’s court decision is a total win and a complete validation for her, as well as others who were involved in Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Groups’ counter-lawsuit, which also included Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane, and The New York Times. According to their statement, from the beginning, they maintained that this $400 million lawsuit was a fraud, and the court agreed. They are now anticipating the next phase of the case, where they plan to seek legal fees, triple damages, and punitive damages against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan, and other members of the Wayfarer Group who initiated this abusive litigation.
Everything originates from a formal complaint Lively filed against Baldoni in December. In this complaint, she described the situation during the filming of “It Ends With Us” as becoming extremely intense, to the point where an urgent meeting was convened due to her allegations of a hostile work environment. During this meeting, Lively requested that Baldoni cease sharing nude videos or pictures of women with her, stop discussing his past struggles with pornography, stop talking about sexual experiences in her presence, and also stop commenting on Lively’s weight.
The complaint alleges that Wayfarer Studios and the cast reached an agreement emphasizing the portrayal of Lively’s character’s strength and resilience over portraying the movie as a domestic violence narrative. However, Lively contends that Baldoni went back on this agreement by discussing in interviews the film’s somber storyline instead.
In the documents submitted by Lively, it is stated that Baldoni and his public relations manager, Melissa Nathan, were said to have brainstormed ideas for a social media smear campaign intended to damage Lively’s reputation. The filing includes 22 pages of text messages between Baldoni’s PR representative and Nathan, where they express the desire to see Lively “discredited.
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2025-06-09 22:10