A decide within the US has dismissed actor Justin Baldoni’s $400m (£295m) defamation lawsuit in opposition to his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Vigorous.
Baldoni filed the countersuit in opposition to his former co-star, 37, in response to her launching authorized motion accusing him of sexual harassment in opposition to her whereas filming the 2024 film.
The 41-year-old had accused Vigorous, her husband Ryan Reynolds, their publicist, the New York Occasions, and others of orchestrating a smear marketing campaign to extort him.
He accused Vigorous of making an attempt to “hijack” the film after which blaming him when her “disastrous” promotional strategy prompted a web based backlash in opposition to her.
“It Ends With Us” garnered combined critiques, however grossed greater than $351m (£259m) worldwide, in accordance with experiences.
In an announcement, attorneys representing Vigorous, Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, stated: “Today’s opinion is a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively, along with those that Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties dragged into their retaliatory lawsuit, including Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane and The New York Times.
“As now we have stated from day one, this “$400 million” lawsuit was a sham, and the court docket noticed proper by way of it.
“We look forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys’ fees, treble damages and punitive damages against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan, and the other Wayfarer Parties who perpetrated this abusive litigation.”
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