Defamation Lawsuit Tossed—Why Blake Lively’s Court Filing Was Untouchable
Defamation Lawsuit Tossed—Why Blake Lively’s Court Filing Was Untouchable. In a sweeping legal defeat, actor-director Justin Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit against It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively—and her husband Ryan Reynolds—was dismissed on June 9, 2025, by a federal judge in New York. The lawsuit, which included claims of extortion, defamation, and retaliation, also […]