{"id":232548,"date":"2026-04-04T06:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/blake-lively-issues-response-to-judges-ruling-in-justin-baldoni-case\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T06:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:15:10","slug":"blake-lively-issues-response-to-judges-ruling-in-justin-baldoni-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/blake-lively-issues-response-to-judges-ruling-in-justin-baldoni-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively issues response to judge&#8217;s ruling in Justin Baldoni case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-04-04\" datetime=\"1775283310\" pubdate=\"\">4 April 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/blake-lively\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,blake-lively\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blake Lively<\/a> has stated that she is &#8220;grateful&#8221; for the judge&#8217;s ruling despite having 10 out of the 13 allegations in the lawsuit she filed against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni thrown out.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Blake Lively has had the majority of her allegations against Justin Baldoni dismissed by a judge<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old star posted a response to the ruling on her Instagram Stories on Friday (03.04.26) and also hit out at the &#8220;online abuse&#8221; she has faced amid the bitter legal dispute that dates back to the making of the 2024 movie.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Blake&#8217;s sexual harassment claims, Judge Lewis Liman also dismissed fat-shaming allegations that the Gossip Girl star had made against Baldoni.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lively can still proceed with claims of retaliation, aiding and abetting retaliation and breach of contract at a civil trial that will begin in New York on May 18.<\/p>\n<p>Blake wrote: &#8220;I&#8217;m grateful for the Court&#8217;s ruling which allows the heart of my case to be presented to a jury next month, and for the ability to finally tell my story in full at trial, for my own sake, but also for those who don&#8217;t have the same opportunity to&#8230; many of whom I have known and loved deeply in my life, and the countless I&#8217;ll never know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Age of Adaline star explained that it was an &#8220;unfathomably painful&#8221; decision to file the lawsuit against Baldoni, 42, and urged the public not to be &#8220;distracted by the digital soap opera&#8221; surrounding the case.<\/p>\n<p>\nBlake said: &#8220;The last thing I wanted in my life was a lawsuit, but I brought this case because of the pervasive RETALIATION I faced, and continue to, for privately and professionally asking for a safe working environment for myself and others.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I hope the Court&#8217;s decision shows others that, as unfathomably painful as it is, you can speak up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nShe continued: &#8220;Don&#8217;t be distracted by the digital soap opera. The constant packaging of this lawsuit as a &#8216;Celebrity Drama&#8217; is not only irresponsible, but it is by design: to keep you from seeing yourselves in my story.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;The physical pain from digital violence is very real.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;It is abuse. And it&#8217;s everywhere. Not just in the news, but in your communities and schools.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;If you&#8217;re looking, my claims won&#8217;t be the first or last time you&#8217;ll see example of the extreme dangers of retaliation and digital warfare. And it often won&#8217;t be directed at those who may able to speak up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nLively concluded her statement by vowing to keep &#8220;fighting&#8221; and thanked those who have expressed their support for her.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: &#8220;I will never stop doing my part in fighting to expose the systems and people who seek to harm, shame, silence and retaliate against victims. I know it&#8217;s a privilege to be able to stand up. I will not waste it.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Your support keeps me going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/blake-lively-issues-response-judges-ruling-justin-baldoni-case-1440231.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 April 2026 Blake Lively has stated that she is &#8220;grateful&#8221; for the judge&#8217;s ruling despite having 10 out of the 13 allegations in the lawsuit she filed against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni thrown out. 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