Justin Baldoni’s Blake Vigorous Lawsuit Dismissed

This morning, New York Decide Lewis J. Liman granted a movement to dismiss the go well with alleging defamation in opposition to Blake and her husband Ryan Reynolds. The choose additionally dismissed Justin’s $250 million defamation lawsuit in opposition to the New York Instances.

“The Wayfarer Events haven’t alleged that Vigorous is chargeable for any statements aside from the statements in her CRD grievance, that are privileged,” the courtroom submitting reads. “The Wayfarer Events have alleged that Reynolds and [publicist Leslie] Sloane made extra statements accusing Baldoni of sexual misconduct and that the Instances made extra statements accusing the Wayfarer Events of partaking in a smear marketing campaign. However the Wayfarer Events haven’t alleged that Reynolds, Sloane or the Instances would have severely doubted these statements have been true primarily based on the knowledge accessible to them, as is required for them to be accountable for defamation underneath relevant legislation.”

Within the dismissal judgment, the choose additionally specified that Justin’s staff might select to amend their claims of “breach of implied covenant” and “tortious interference with contract” by June 23.

The trial ensuing from Blake’s original lawsuit in opposition to Justin, which alleges sexual harassment on the set of It Ends With Us, is presently set to happen in March 2026. In an announcement to BuzzFeed, her attorneys stated the next: “In the present day’s opinion is a complete victory and an entire vindication for Blake Lively, together with those who Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Events dragged into their retaliatory lawsuit, together with Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane and The New York Instances. As now we have stated from day one, this ‘$400 million’ lawsuit was a sham, and the Courtroom noticed proper via it. We stay up for the following spherical, which is looking for attorneys’ charges, treble damages and punitive damages in opposition to Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan, and the opposite Wayfarer Events who perpetrated this abusive litigation.”