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Justin Baldoni's $400M Countersuit Against Blake Lively Ended by Judge
Judge Lewis Liman dismissed Justin Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit after missing the deadline to amend claims in a defamation and extortion case linked to 'It Ends with Us.'
- On November 3, a federal judge in New York dismissed Justin Baldoni's $400 million countersuit after Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios missed the deadline to file an amended complaint.
- Judge Lewis Liman had earlier found Baldoni's cited statements protected by litigation and journalistic privileges and allowed limited amendments after a June ruling.
- Lively's lawyers Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson noted the $400 million lawsuit was a sham, and Lively, 38, wrote `Like so many others, I've felt the pain of a retaliatory lawsuit, including the manufactured shame that tries to break us` in a June 9 post.
- Judge Liman also dismissed Justin Baldoni's $250 million defamation suit against The New York Times and entered the $400 million dismissal without prejudice, allowing refiling or appeal.
- Baldoni may still appeal and pending attorneys' fees motions mean litigation will continue, with Blake Lively's original sexual-harassment lawsuit set for trial in March 2026, highlighting #MeToo-era legal complexities.
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The Independent (US)Justin Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively officially ends
Judge Lewis Liman said Baldoni failed to filed an amended complaint
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The actress Blake Lively reported her co-star on a shooting because of sexual harassment. He sued for slander. Now a judge ended the lawsuit.
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She accuses him of sexual harassment, he accuses her of slander. Now a judge of the mud battle between Justin Baldoni and his film partner Blake Lively has put a provisional end to it. Reason: an elapsed deadline.
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