The dismissal of Justin Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit against Blake Lively, as reported by DailyMail.com, comes during the ongoing dispute between them over the ‘It Ends With Us’ case.
A representative for Blake Lively confirmed to DailyMail.com: ‘Today’s court decision is a complete triumph and a full validation for Blake Lively, together with others who were targeted in Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties’ countersuit, including Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane, and The New York Times.’
From the outset, we’ve maintained that the ‘$400 million’ lawsuit was nothing more than a deception, and it appears the Court concurs. We eagerly anticipate the upcoming phase of our case, which involves pursuing attorneys’ fees, triple damages, and punitive damages against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan, and other Wayfarer Parties responsible for this malicious litigation.
In simpler terms, Judge Lewis J Limon threw out Baldoni’s lawsuit accusing defamation and extortion because all of Baldoni’s accusations were contained in legally protected court documents.
On June 3rd, as an over-the-moon fan, I found myself reading DailyMail.com, where they disclosed that my beloved Blake Lively, aged 37, was compelled to withdraw her charges of intentional and negligent emotional distress against Baldoni, 41. This was to prevent the unfortunate necessity of revealing my idol’s health records to his legal team, a move that made me respect her even more for prioritizing her privacy.
Representatives for Justin Baldoni have been reached out to by DailyMail.com, however, we are still waiting for their response.
According to Judge Liman’s court record obtained by DailyMail.com, the parties involved with Wayfarer claim that Lively isn’t accused of making any unprivileged statements aside from those presented in her complaint, which are protected.
In their claims, The Wayfarer Groups assert that both Reynolds and Leslie Sloane provided extra comments alleging Baldoni’s improper conduct of a sexual nature, and furthermore, they say that The Times made additional statements suggesting that the Wayfarer Parties were involved in a defamatory campaign.
However, it’s important to note that the Wayfarer Parties haven’t claimed that Reynolds, Sloane, or The Times would have harbored genuine doubts about the truth of these statements, given the information they had at their disposal. This is a crucial element for them to be held liable for defamation under the relevant legal standards.
In light of the failure of The Wayfarer Parties’ extra arguments, it is appropriate to dismiss the entire amended complaint altogether.
According to the judge, The Times examined the given evidence and shared their understanding of the situation, possibly with some dramatic flair. It’s important to note that The Times did not seem to have any reason to support Lively’s account of events.
The drama between Lively and Baldoni officially erupted late last year.
Initially, the accuser (Lively) made allegations of sexual harassment against Baldoni in a civil rights claim and later filed a lawsuit. In response, Baldoni counter-claimed defamation and extortion charges against Lively, her spouse, and Sloane in a lawsuit worth $400 million. However, this suit has since been dropped.
In simpler terms, Baldoni refutes the claims made by Lively, while Lively, Reynolds, and Sloane all deny the charges leveled against Baldoni in court.
Baldoni’s group unveiled a site containing confidential correspondences, like text conversations, related to court documents outlining his dealings with the influential Hollywood duo regarding the production of a romantic movie.
In legal documents, I asserted that my role as the director of “It Ends with Us” was repeatedly challenged and thwarted by their attempts to seize control and diminish my influence.
Previously, Baldoni’s team asserted that the documents submitted as evidence in court clearly reveal the intentions of both parties.
The website, accessible at thelawsuitinfo.com, has been launched recently in the midst of numerous public legal disputes involving the film’s creators, whose movie achieved great success at the box office back in August.
On December 20th, Lively lodged a 80-page civil rights grievance with the California Civil Rights Authority, preceding the formal submission of a federal lawsuit on December 31st.
In December, Lively (formerly of “Gossip Girl”) filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment during the making of the movie. She claimed that Baldoni sexually harassed her in various ways, such as body shaming and organizing a defamatory campaign against her to tarnish her reputation.
In response to the lawsuit, Baldoni and his representatives claim that Lively distorted the true meaning of text messages exchanged between them and intentionally deceived the public regarding the nature of their communications during the production of the film.
In her legal case, Lively listed several associates of Baldoni, such as Wayfarer Studios (his production company), the CEO and primary investor of the studio, and public relations representatives Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel.
In simpler terms, she expressed her hope that her lawsuit would expose the hidden deceitful strategies aimed at punishing individuals who report wrongdoings, thereby shielding others from potential harm. This was shared with The New York Times the day following the submission of her complaint.
Following the publication of an article titled “We Can Bury Anyone”: Unveiling a Hollywood Slander Network, on December 21st, Baldoni filed a lawsuit against the newspaper for $250 million, claiming defamation. However, the newspaper has disputed these accusations.
On January 16, I, as a dedicated follower, filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds, and her publicist Leslie Sloane, claiming defamation and extortion. In my statement to the court, I asserted that the trio had fabricated ‘baseless accusations of sexual harassment’ against me.
Following the submission of Lively’s grievance, Baldoni has experienced several career repercussions. Among these are a legal action initiated by a previous publicist and his dismissal by the agency UTA (which represents both Lively and Reynolds, previously known as WME).
According to Variety, WME refutes allegations that Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively pressured them to remove Baldoni from their list of clients.
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