Justin Baldoni puts Blake Lively legal feud on pause to awkwardly mingle with fans at Disneyland

Daily Mail​

14 hours ago

Justin Baldoni was spotted at Disneyland's California Adventure over the weekend.
He caught one fan named Carmen filming him and approached her to say hello.
The It Ends With Us star, screenwriter and director was affable when he interacted with his fans.
Several fans shared their videos to TikTok and Carmen, as happy as she was at getting to meet the Jane the Virgin star, 41, she was dismayed that now everyone was coming up to him.
Another TikTok video showed Baldoni walking through the amusement park with a Star Wars t-shirt on.
Fans had eagle eyes to spot the actor, who sported slightly overgrown hair, a full beard, and aviator style sunglasses.
The Disneyland sighting comes as Baldoni is still embroiled in a legal battle with Blake Lively.
The lawsuit that Baldoni filed against the 37-year-old actress, her husband Ryan Reynolds and her publicist was dismissed by a judge earlier this month, but Baldoni was left with the option to amend some of the complaints in the lawsuit to refile it.
But on Tuesday, his attorney Bryan Freedman announced that Baldoni would not be amending any of his complaints in the tossed-out lawsuit.
In statement to DailyMail.com, Freedman said: 'The Court's decision on the motion to dismiss has no effect whatsoever on the truth that there was no harassment nor any smear campaign, and it does not in any way affect our vigorous defense against Ms. Lively's claims.
'Discovery is proceeding and we are confident that we will prevail against these factually baseless accusations,' he continued. 'Instead of revising the existing claims, our clients will be pursuing additional legal options that are available to us.'
Despite her initial legal win when Baldoni's lawsuit was dismissed, Lively hasn't been letting up on her own lawsuit, and she recently sent out a bevy of new subpoenas.
A spokesperson for Lively also responded to the news that Baldoni was stepping back from his failed attempt to countersue her in a statement to DailyMail.com.
'The Court dismissed the frivolous $400 million Baldoni–Wayfarer lawsuit in its entirety,' they said.
Several fans shared their videos to TikTok and Carmen, as happy as she was at getting to meet the Jane the Virgin star, 41, she was dismayed that now everyone was coming up to him. Seen here December 4, 2024
'In the days that followed, Baldoni's lawyer said the judge's decision to dismiss their case was not a big deal as they promised to amend and refile it.
'As per usual, that was not true,' her spokesperson continued. 'The Court's dismissal of Baldoni's sham lawsuit was a total victory after all.'
Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Baldoni's lawsuit two weeks ago, but he left the Jane The Virgin star a second opportunity to amend the suit by June 23.
However, the judge ruled that he could only amend the allegations 'relevant to the claims of tortious interference with contract and breach of implied covenant.'
The 132-page opinion broke down why the allegations in Baldoni's lawsuit were without merit, including the accusation that Lively, her husband and her publicist Leslie Sloane engaged in 'civil extortion.'
'The Wayfarer Parties cannot recover for Lively's alleged actions to steal creative control of the film from Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties.
'Regardless of the propriety of these actions, they do not constitute civil extortion under California law,' the judge said.
'California courts have recognized claim for civil extortion in situations where a plaintiff gives a defendant money or property under threat and seeks to have it returned.
'However, the Wayfarer Parties have not adequately alleged that Lively's threats were wrongful extortion rather than legally permissible hard bargaining or renegotiation of working conditions.
'Additionally, the Wayfarer Parties have not shown that some of Lively's allegedly extortionate acts damaged them.'
When summarizing the extortion claim, the judge wrote: 'Lively, Sloane, and Reynolds have the better of the argument.'
The judge also denied requests from Reynolds, Sloane and Vision PR for an award of attorney's fees and costs, in addition to a request from Lively for an award of attorney's fees, treble damages and punitive damages.
The above motions were denied without prejudice in accordance with the ruling.
Wayfarer Studios was founded by Baldoni and billionaire businessman Steve Sarowitz in 2019.