USA Judge ends Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against Blake Lively
After US actor Justin Baldoni (41) failed to come forward on time, a judge in New York has ended his defamation suit against US actress Blake Lively (38), her husband Ryan Reynolds (49) and the "New York Times". This is according to a court document obtained by Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
03.11.2025, 18:40
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Judge Lewis Liman dismissed the lawsuit in June on the grounds that Baldoni had not sufficiently proven his allegations. However, he gave him the opportunity to file an amended complaint - but the actor did not do so within the deadline. Lively asked for her legal costs to be covered. The judge still has to decide on this, after which Baldoni will have another chance to appeal against the termination of the lawsuit.
Lively ("Gossip Girl") had accused her co-star Baldoni in December of sexual harassment during the filming of "Just One More Time" and accused him and producer Jamey Heath in a lawsuit of trying to destroy her reputation. Baldoni ("Jane the Virgin"), who also directed the film, responded with a lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds, among others, for defamation. A preliminary trial for Lively's ongoing lawsuit is scheduled to begin next March.
