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Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
- On Monday, June 9, 2025, Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation case involving Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
- The lawsuit, filed in January 2025, stemmed from Lively’s December 2024 sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni, who denied wrongdoing and countersued for defamation and extortion.
- The court found Lively’s accusations legally privileged and ruled that the New York Times’ reporting was protected under fair report and litigation privileges.
- Lively’s legal team described the dismissal as a decisive win and full exoneration, condemning the lawsuit as baseless and announcing their intention to pursue attorneys’ fees and punitive damages.
- The dismissal concludes Baldoni’s countersuit but gives him until June 23, 2025, to revise his claims concerning violations of implied promises and wrongful disruption of contractual relations.
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