Blake Lively Faces Backlash for Attending Drink Launch Amid Ongoing Legal Battle with Justin Baldoni

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Blake Lively is facing backlash after appearing at a Betty Booze launch event and saying she was "so proud to be here," shortly after Justin Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit against her was dismissed.  Critics questioned the timing of her celebratory appearance amid the ongoing controversy and legal tensions between the two stars.

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00:00Blake Lively is seemingly no longer avoiding the public after what her legal team is calling a

00:04major win in her legal battle against Justin Baldoni this week. So in case you missed it,

00:08Justin Baldoni's cause took a major loss this week as a New York judge dismissed his defamation

00:13lawsuit against Blake Lively and the New York Times, something that Blake Lively and her legal

00:17team obviously celebrated. While Justin Baldoni's legal team is only calling this a setback as they

00:21plan on refiling when it comes to four out of the seven allegations that they have against Blake

00:25Lively. Even with that impending legal drama, Blake Lively is now out and about. This was her at a

00:30recent launch event. It was for her brand Betty Booze as they're launching new vodka iced tea

00:34lemonades. At the event, Blake mentioned how excited she was to be there, which you know that's a comment

00:39everyone read into. And let's just say they weren't positively reading into it. A lot of people have

00:44seemingly had negative reactions to Blake finally coming out of hiding as there's still a large

00:48amount of people who are still supporting Justin Baldoni. What do you think about people reacting

00:52negatively to Blake Lively attending her launch event? Let us know. And for more trending news,

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