Justin Baldoni has chosen not to refill the claims to his meter against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
The news comes weeks after the judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Baldoni $ 400 million Demand Against Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48. Baldoni’s mishap came after Lively accused him Ends with us Cost and 41 -year -old director of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment and creating a frotis campaign against her after her work in the 2024 movie.
The judge said at the time that Baldoni could still modify his claims for breaching the implicit pact and tortuous interference with the contract with Lively, but had to do so on Monday, June 23.
Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman revealed to People On Tuesday, June 24, the actor and the director will resign the option of making modifications. Instead, Baldoni will focus on Lively and Lively’s next judgment that surrounds his demand in December 2024 against him alleged misconduct.
Justin Baldoni does not lean on his legal battle with us, he ends with us, the cost of Blake Lively after his demand against her and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, were dismissed. “Ms. Lively and the predictable victory statement of her team is false, so let’s be clear about the last sentence,” said Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman, told us (…)
“The court’s decision on the motion of dismissing has no effect on the truth that there was no harassment or a riot campaign, and in no way affects our vigorous defense against Ms. Lively’s claims,” Freedman said in a statement.
The lawyer continued: “The discovery is proceeding and we are sure that we will prevail against these accusations in fact without foundation. Instead of reviewing existing claims, our customers will pursue additional legal options that we are available to us.”
A Lively spokesman responded to legal updating, saying Use weekly In a statement on Tuesday, “the court rejected the frivolous demand for Baldoni-Weyfarer $ 400 million in its entirety. In the following days, Baldoni’s lawyer said that the judge’s decision to dismiss his case was not a great agreement, since they promised that it was modified and refiled. According to usual, this was not true. After all. ”
In addition, he said a source close to the matter Us“First it was not over when the judge dismissed his demand entirely because Bryan Freedman promised that they will be modified and shun, and now it is not a cause that other legal options are pursuing. At some point, even their own followers have realized that they are losing.”
Months after Ends with us Hit theaters in August 2024, Lively, who also produced the movie, accused Baldoni of sexual harassmentCreating a hostile work environment and orchestrates a suspected frotis campaign against her in a demand filed in December.
Baldoni denied all the allegations against him and filed a setback that same month in which he accused Lively, Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane of extortion, defamation and much more. (Lively and Reynolds denied claims as Sloane did.)
Update 05/14/25 At 18:57 – Blake Live Live Legal Team filed a new motion to request that Justin Baldoni’s claims about his friend Taylor Swift were affected by the record, Us Weekly can confirm. In the letter obtained by us, Lively’s team said that Baldoni’s letter was presented without “evidence of any kind.” “Should (…)
Baldoni also filed a $ 250 million Libel demand against The New York Times Due to his coverage of Lively’s initial complaint against him.
Judge Liman dismissed Baldoni’s demand Against Lively, Reynolds and Sloane on June 9. Also dismissed the case against The New York Times.
“Mrs. Lively and the predictable statement of his team The victory is fakeSo be clear about the last sentence, ”Baldoni’s Freedman lawyer I talked to Us In a statement on June 10. “Although the court dismissed claims related to the slander, the court has invited us to modify four of the seven claims against pass. “
He stated: “What is most important, Ms. Lively’s own claims are not more true than those who were yesterday, and with the facts on our side, we marched with the same confidence we had when Mrs. Lively and her cohorts began this battle and we look forward to her deposition deposition, which I will be grateful for. Covering the case and integration.
In the meantime, Lively’s lawyers, were excited with the resultsaying Us In a statement, “Today’s opinion is a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively, along with those who Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer matches dragged on to his retaliation demand, including Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane and The New York Times. “”
Lawyers Esra hudson and Mike Gottlieb Continued: “As we have said from day one, this demand for” $ 400 million “was a shame and the court saw -well. We wait for the next round, seeking the fees of lawyers, damage and punitive damage against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan and the other Wayfarer parties that perpetrated this abusive litigation.”
While Lively’s team was satisfied with the judge’s ruling, they continued fight for Taylor SwiftCommunication with the actress who will protect himself from using the main trial. (Swift song “My Tears Ricochet” was used AIT ends with usBut Swift did not play a role in production. It was initially cited by Baldoni’s team, but then the court order was rejected.)
Limit denied Lively’s motion To obtain a protective order from Swift’s exchanges, texts with Lively, saying that Baldoni’s team has the right to see, but only in the film.
A Lively spokesman responded to the sentence in a statement to UsWriting, “the court directly denied the motion of the parts of Wayfarer to force Ms. Lively, which has produced much more documents in this case than the combined Wayfarer parties. In addition, the judgment of the court’s protection order rests on the parts of Wayfarer who did not receive anything from Taylor Swift, which is exactly the opposite of his” installation ” “.
The statement continued: “As for the rest, Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Holidays It demanded access to Taylor Swift’s private communications, despite being quoted and then withdrawn. Baldoni’s desire to drag Taylor Swift toward this has been constant in August 2024, when the crisis signature led by Melissa Nathan included it in his stage planning document (an animated one modified, which referred to his exhibition), referring to her as a bully and requested a strategy to influence the “ ts fanbase ” ( 214 (B)). We will continue to call Baldoni’s relentless efforts to exploit the popularity of Ms. Swift, who has only been a distraction from the serious accusations of sexual harassment and retaliation from the first day, and the parts of Wayfarer. “
The Lively and Baldoni trial is scheduled for March 2026.
