US EditionBlake Lively Requests Justin Baldoni to Pay Millions Over "Frivolous" Claims
Blake Lively seeks damages and legal fees under a 2023 California law protecting sexual harassment accusers from defamation suits, following a $400 million counterclaim by Justin Baldoni.
- On December 31, 2024, Blake Lively initiated legal action against Justin Baldoni, accusing him of workplace misconduct, adverse responses to her complaints, violation of contractual terms, and causing emotional harm during the production of It Ends With Us.
- Justin Baldoni filed a $400 million defamation suit against Blake Lively and others, accusing them of making false claims aimed at harming his career; however, Judge Lewis Liman dismissed the case in June 2025.
- On September 8, 2025, Lively's attorneys submitted a motion requesting millions in legal fees, triple damages, and punitive penalties under the California law enacted in 2023 designed to shield survivors from abusive defamation lawsuits.
- Lively's filing states Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios publicly posted their retaliatory lawsuit to harm her credibility, while Baldoni's attorneys claim Lively fabricated her harassment allegations maliciously.
- The dispute remains unresolved as Lively’s initial sexual harassment lawsuit is set to go to trial in March 2026, despite the dismissal of the defamation case.
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When it seemed that the waters were calming down among the co-stars of the film Breaking the Circle, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the sea scrambled again. Now, after many judicial comings and goings and a huge exposure in the media that has uncovered dirty rags from both, but also from the Hollywood film industry itself, the actress has demanded—for the second time—the actor and also director of the film; now, for the psychological and emoti…
Blake Lively seeking millions in damages, attorney fees from Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively is seeking millions of dollars in damages and attorneys’ fees from her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni, over his since-dismissed “baseless” $400 million defamation lawsuit. The “Gossip Girl” alum claimed in late 2024 that Baldoni sexually harassed her on the set of their film and launched a retaliatory smear campaign, both of which he denies. On Monday, Lively filed a motion seeking attorneys’ fees, treble dama…
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Blake Lively wants Justin Baldoni to pay millions for frivolous defamation suit
Actor accused Lively of attempting to destroy his career with false sexual harassment allegations
De Telegraaf
rtl.nlBlake Lively is suing Justin Baldoni for millions in damages for filing a defamation lawsuit against her, Variety reports. Lively had accused Baldoni, the director and her co-star in the film "It Ends With Us," of sexual harassment on set. Baldoni responded by suing Lively for defamation, but the judge dismissed the case.
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