One of the crisis management specialists allegedly employed by Justin Baldoni has filed their own lawsuit against Blake Lively, accusing the actress of defamation. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jed Wallace of Street Relations filed the federal complaint Tuesday in a Texas court; while Wallace was not named as a …
Read More »Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Trial May Start Early Unless Lawyers Limit Press Engagement: Judge
Pre-trial proceedings have begun in the legal fight between Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni. In December, the actress accused Baldoni — who also directed the film — of sexual harassment on set and coordinating a smear campaign against her during the press cycle for …
Read More »Justin Baldoni Accuses Blake Lively, New York Times of 'Colluding' in Amended $400 Million Lawsuit
Justin Baldoni has amended his counterclaim suit against Blake Lively, which names Ryan Reynolds, The New York Times, and others as defendants, and claims Lively and her PR team colluded with the Times for months to smear him. Baldoni directed and co-starred with Lively in It Ends With Us. Baldoni’s …
Read More »Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Aim to Dismiss Justin Baldoni's $400M Defamation Suit
In the latest amid the ongoing legal saga between Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni, the actress and her husbandRyan Reynoldstold a federal judge that they will move to dismissBaldoni‘s defamation lawsuit. According to Variety, the couple’s lawyers filed the notice Thursday in compliance with …
Read More »Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Will Head to Trial in 2026
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni will face each other in court next year, when the former’s lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star heads to trial. According to The Associated Press, a federal judge in New York scheduled the trial to start March 9, 2026. There will, of course, …
Read More »Justin Baldoni Says Blake Lively Tried to 'Destroy' Him With False Allegations in $400 Million Lawsuit
Justin Baldoni has filed a $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively, accusing his It Ends With Us co-star of trying to “destroy” him with false allegations of sexual misconduct. The suit, filed in New York’s Southern District, accuses Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, publicist Leslie Sloane, and her company, Vision …
Read More »Ryan Reynolds Highlights Double Standards in Film at First Outing Since Lively-Baldoni Lawsuit
While presenting at the National Board of Review Gala, Ryan Reynolds highlighted a parallel between stories told about women on-screen and the realities women face in their day-to-day lives. “Stories about women seem to be held to a different set of standards, and that is to say that they’re often …
Read More »Blake Lively's Lawyers Slam Justin Baldoni's Team Over 'Blame the Victim' Tactics
Blake Lively’s lawyers accused Justin Baldoni‘s legal team of resorting to “blame the victim” tactics to distract from the sexual harassment allegations she’s leveled against her It Ends With Us co-star. In the statement obtained by Rolling Stone, Lively’s lawyers said her “serious claims of sexual harassment and retaliation” are …
Read More »Blake Lively Claims Justin Baldoni Tried to 'Eviscerate' Her Credibility: Lawsuit
Blake Lively filed a federal court lawsuit against Justin Baldoni late Tuesday, alleging in the 93-page complaint that her It Ends With Us director and co-star subjected her to “disturbing” sexual harassment during production and then engaged in a retaliatory campaign designed to “silence” her and “eviscerate” her credibility. The …
Read More »Justin Baldoni Sues New York Times Over Blake Lively Story for $250 Million
Justin Baldoni is suing the New York Times after it published a story about Blake Lively‘s sexual harassment and smear campaign allegations against him. On Tuesday, Baldoni — and nine other plaintiffs, including publicistsMelissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel — sued the newspaper for libel and false light invasion of privacy, …
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