Justin Baldoni's $400 million countersuit against Blake Lively dismissed by judge
Justin Baldoni's $400 million countersuit against Blake Lively dismissed by judge
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Justin Baldoni's $400 million countersuit against his "It Ends with Us" costar Blake Lively and The New York Times has been dismissed by a judge.
The "It Ends with Us" director first sued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and the Times after the actress went public with claims Baldoni sexually harassed her and helped orchestrate a smear campaign against her. The lawsuit was filed in response to Lively's sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit in late 2024.
USA TODAY has reached out to Baldoni's reps for comment.
"Today's opinion is a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively, along with those that Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties dragged into their retaliatory lawsuit, including Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane and The New York Times," Lively's lawyers said in a Monday, June 9, statement to USA TODAY.
"As we have said from day one, this '$400 million' lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it," the statement continued. "We look forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys' fees, treble damages and punitive damages against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan, and the other Wayfarer Parties who perpetrated this abusive litigation."
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