{"id":144997,"date":"2025-06-10T12:37:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/justin-baldonis-400m-lawsuit-against-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-dismissed-national\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:37:45","slug":"justin-baldonis-400m-lawsuit-in-opposition-to-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-dismissed-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/justin-baldonis-400m-lawsuit-in-opposition-to-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-dismissed-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Baldoni\u2019s $400M lawsuit in opposition to Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds dismissed – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A choose dismissed Justin Baldoni\u2019s<\/a> US$400-million defamation declare<\/a> in opposition to It Ends With Us<\/em><\/a> co-star Blake Lively<\/a> and her husband Ryan Reynolds<\/a> on Monday after discovering that her accusations of sexual harassment have been legally protected, making them exempt from libel claims.<\/p>\n

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Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Baldoni and manufacturing firm Wayfarer Studios\u2019 lawsuit, which additionally alleged extortion, however allowed him and his authorized crew to amend the grievance to alter the \u201callegations relevant to the claims of tortious interference with contract and breach of implied covenant,\u201d with a deadline of June 23.<\/p>\n

Liman additionally dominated that Baldoni\u2019s claims that Lively stole artistic management of the movie didn\u2019t depend as extortion below California legislation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Lively is responsible for any statements other than the statements in her CRD complaint, which are privileged,\u201d Liman wrote within the opinion and order submitting, considered by People<\/a>. \u201cThe Wayfarer Parties have alleged that Reynolds and [publicist Leslie] Sloane made extra statements accusing Baldoni of sexual misconduct and that the Times made extra statements accusing the Wayfarer Parties of partaking in a smear marketing campaign.<\/div>\n
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\u201cBut the Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Reynolds, Sloane or the Times would have seriously doubted these statements were true based on the information available to them, as is required for them to be liable for defamation under applicable law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Wayfarer Parties\u2019 additional claims also fail. Accordingly, the Amended Complaint must be dismissed in its entirety.\u201d<\/p>\n

The choose additionally dismissed Baldoni\u2019s defamation lawsuit in opposition to the New York Times, which had reported on Lively\u2019s sexual harassment allegations.<\/p>\n

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