A major development with regards to the ongoing legal battle between "It Ends with Us" collaborators Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Lively was handed a major victory by the court this week, as a judge tossed out Baldoni’s $400 million suit against her, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist. Also, the court threw out Baldoni’s $250 million libel suit against The New York Times. Following the decision, Lively’s team responded to the news enthusiastically, and Baldoni's lawyer is now speaking out.
Blake Lively’s team specifically referred to the removal of the suit “a total victory and a complete vindication” and called Justin Baldoni’s legal filing a “sham.” Attorney Bryan Freedman, who represents Baldoni, shared a statement of his own, which was obtained by People. Freedman chastised Lively and her camp for their “premature declaration of victory,” calling it “false.” As ruled, Baldoni and co. can still amend their claims of breach of implied covenant and tortious interference with contract.
