{"id":173609,"date":"2025-06-09T21:16:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T21:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/blake-lively-breaks-silence-on-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-dismissal\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T21:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T21:16:39","slug":"blake-lively-breaks-silence-on-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/blake-lively-breaks-silence-on-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-dismissal\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively Breaks Silence on Justin Baldoni Lawsuit Dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Blake Lively has issued a statement in response to the news of the day in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>As you may have heard by now, the entertainment world was stunned this afternoon when a judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/justin-baldonis-lawsuit-against-blake-lively-dismissed-in-stunning-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissed the defamation lawsuit brought by Justin Baldoni<\/a> against his It Ends With Us co-star and her husband.<\/p>\n<p>This same judge also tossed out Baldoni\u2019s $250 million libel complaint against The New York Times, which was the first to report on Lively accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and launching a smear campaign to damage her image in 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2203875576-1024x1001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527459 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2203875576-1024x1001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2203875576-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2203875576-768x751.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2203875576-2048x2002.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2203875576-960x938.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2203875576-1080x1056.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2203875576-1200x1173.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2203875576-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blake Lively attends the world premiere of \u201cAnother Simple Favor\u201d during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at The Paramount Theatre on March 7, 2025 in Austin, Texas. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Tibrina Hobson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLast week, I stood proudly alongside 19 organizations united in defending women\u2019s rights to speak up for their safety,\u201d Lively wrote via her Instagram Story not long after this bombshell dropped. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike so many others, I\u2019ve felt the pain of a retaliatory lawsuit, including the manufactured shame that tries to break us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the suit against me was defeated, so many don\u2019t have the resources to fight back. I\u2019m more resolved than ever to continue to stand for every woman\u2019s right to have a voice in protecting themselves, including their safety, their integrity, their dignity and their story.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-80x80.webp 80w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-728x728.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-960x960.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-1080x1080.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-1200x1200.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527460 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-80x80.webp 80w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-728x728.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-960x960.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-1080x1080.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline-1200x1200.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blake-Lively-Breaks-Silence-After-Justin-Baldoni-Lawsuit-Dismissed-inline.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lively and Baldoni have been going at it, mostly through their reps and lawyers, for months now.<\/p>\n<p>As cited above, the former has accused the latter of acting in inappropriate ways while filming the aforementioned romantic drama two years ago \u2014 the latter then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/justin-baldoni-sues-blake-lively-for-defamation-seeks-400-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded with a $400 million countersuit<\/a> that claimed Lively was trying to ruin his reputation.<\/p>\n<p>This secondary lawsuit is no longer on the legal table.<\/p>\n<p>In her response to the dismissal, the Gossip Girl alum explained that \u201cthere are protections out there\u201d for women in need, linking out to \u201csome of the incredible organizations\u201d she has worked with or knows exist such as National Network to End Domestic Violence and National Organization for Women.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith love and gratitude for the many who stood by me, many of you I know. Many of you I don\u2019t. But I will never stop appreciating or advocating for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Blake Lively attends the \" it=\"\" ends=\"\" with=\"\" us=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" premiere=\"\" at=\"\" amc=\"\" lincoln=\"\" square=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" august=\"\" in=\"\" city.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Blake Lively attends the \" it=\"\" ends=\"\" with=\"\" us=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" premiere=\"\" at=\"\" amc=\"\" lincoln=\"\" square=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" august=\"\" in=\"\" city.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527408 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2165624588-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blake Lively attends the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on August 06, 2024 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to one People Magazine insider, meanwhile, the 37-year old star \u201ccried with relief\u201d on Monda after learning that Judge Lewis J. Liman tossed out Baldoni\u2019s lawsuit, which accused her and spouse Ryan Reynolds of extortion, among other allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, attorneys for Lively, spoke out in a statement after the news, telling the public:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we have said from day one, this \u2018$400 million\u2019 lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They also noted that they \u201clook forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys\u2019 fees, treble damages and punitive damages\u201d against Baldoni and the other Wayfarer Parties who \u201cperpetrated this abusive litigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Blake Lively on March 7, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-526069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Blake Lively on March 7, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-526069 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_blakelively_06-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blake Lively attends the world premiere of \u201cAnother Simple Favor\u201d during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at The Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Tibrina Hobson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As part of his lawsuit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/justin-baldoni-drops-taylor-swift-subpoena-is-she-finally-finished-with-the-blake-lively-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baldoni even tried to subpoena Taylor Swift<\/a> as a witness to prove that Lively and Reynolds made an effort to force It Ends With Us script changes on him.<\/p>\n<p>That effort failed.<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni has not yet commented on the entire lawsuit also failing, but Lively\u2019s pal and former Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants costar Amber Tamblyn reacted to the judge\u2019s decision on June 9, writing on her Instagram Stories: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cProud of you, Blake. This is a win for women everywhere who dare to speak out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/blake-lively-breaks-silence-on-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-dismissal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Blake Lively has issued a statement in response to the news of the day in Hollywood. As you may have heard by now, the entertainment world was stunned this afternoon when a judge dismissed the defamation lawsuit brought by Justin Baldoni against his It Ends With Us co-star and her husband. 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