8:00 AM PT — In an earlier version … TMZ inaccurately reported that Justin Baldoni’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss Blake Lively’s claims in her lawsuit.
Blake Lively may have thought her legal drama with Justin Baldoni was finally behind her after her stunning court victory … but JB’s lawyer says the case is just getting started.
As you know … Blake scored a big win Monday when a judge tossed out the claims Baldoni made against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and the New York Times in a $400 million lawsuit.
Baldoni accused them of defamation over an article about Justin’s ugly feud with Blake behind the scenes of their 2024 film, “It Ends With Us.” He insisted it was all part of a smear campaign against him.
As for Blake, her lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and a smear campaign by Baldoni is still active …so Blake and her lawyers had much to celebrate after yesterday’s ruling.
In a statement released Tuesday, Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, fired back, telling TMZ, “Ms. Lively and her team’s predictable declaration of victory is false, so let us be clear about the latest ruling. While the Court dismissed the defamation related claims, the Court has invited us to amend four out of the seven claims against Ms. Lively, which will showcase additional evidence and refined allegations.”
Freedman continued … “Most importantly, Ms. Lively’s own claims are no truer today than they were yesterday, and with the facts on our side, we march forward with the same confidence that we had when Ms. Lively and her cohorts initiated this battle and look forward to her forthcoming deposition, which I will be taking.”
