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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively are seen on the set of ‘It Ends with Us’ on January 12, 2024, New Jersey. (Photo by Jose Perez\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The It Ends With Us<\/em> legal battle<\/a> may be drawing to a close, at least for now.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month,\u00a0Blake Lively<\/a>\u00a0withdrew\u00a0two of her claims<\/a> against Justin Baldoni, those of intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress.\u00a0These two claims were a part of her larger legal case against Baldoni, alleging he and James Heath of Wayfarer Studios had sexually harassed her and launched a smear campaign against her in the press.<\/p>\n

The withdrawal of the emotional distress claims came after Baldoni\u2019s legal team sought the release of Lively\u2019s medical and therapy records.<\/p>\n

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend the “It Ends With Us” New York Premiere on August 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, there comes an update<\/a> regarding Baldoni\u2019s defamation and extortion countersuit against Lively and Ryan Reynolds, as well as his libel lawsuit against The New York Times<\/em>. Presiding over the case, Judge Liman has granted the motion to dismiss the actor\u2019s $400 million USD lawsuit against the actress and her husband and his $250 million USD lawsuit against The<\/em> New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Liman wrote that Baldoni and his production company have not shown that Lively has made \u201cany statements other than those in her complaint, which are privileged.\u201d On the extortion claims, he stated that Baldoni\u2019s team had failed to prove that Lively\u2019s actions during filming were anything other than \u201chard bargaining or renegotiation of working conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Justin Baldoni at the “It Ends With Us” New York Premiere on August 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Baldoni\u2019s legal team now has until June 23 to amend their claims and resubmit, which his lawyers have made clear they will be doing. Meanwhile, Lively\u2019s lawyers have celebrated the Judge\u2019s decision, stating it is a \u201ctotal victory and a complete vindication.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we have said from day one, this $400 million lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it.\u201d<\/p>\n

These updates come almost a year after feud rumours<\/a>\u00a0began surrounding the release of\u00a0It Ends With Us\u00a0<\/em>in August 2024.\u00a0The long battle of suits, countersuits, and even the involvement of names like Taylor\u00a0<\/a>Swift\u00a0<\/a>doesn’t<\/span>\u00a0seem to have an end in sight. And of course, even once legal proceedings come to an end, the court of public opinion will stay long open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":103076,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,16],"yoast_head":"\nJustin Baldoni Lawsuit Against Blake Lively is Dismissed<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The legal battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively, as well as the 'New York Times' has had a major update.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/justin-baldoni-blake-lively-lawsuit-dismissed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Justin Baldoni's $400 Million Lawsuit Against Blake Lively Has Been Dismissed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The legal battle 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