Federal judge throws out most of Blake Lively’s claims against Justin Baldoni
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“A federal judge has thrown out the majority of Blake Lively’s claims against Justin Baldoni.”
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“In a court ruling on Thursday, Judge Lewis Liman dismissed 10 of the 13 claims in Lively’s lawsuit against her co-star and director of the domestic violence film It Ends With Us.”
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“Among the 10 claims that Liman threw out were Lively’s claims of sexual harassment, conspiracy and defamation.”
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“Three of the actor’s claims will now be heard at trial: breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting in retaliation.”
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“The decision leaves Lively’s case with a more narrow purview, with its focus limited to the actor’s claims that Baldoni was behind a retaliatory campaign which shared and boosted negative stories about her online.”
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“Lively’s lawyers had claimed that Baldoni was ‘consistently inappropriate’ with their client, and ‘kissed, nuzzled and touched’ her without her consent.”
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“Lively accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her by making unwanted comments about her appearance and weight while filming the Colleen Hoover adaptation.”
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“Last June, Liman dismissed Lively’s two claims of emotional distress against Baldoni.”
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“The same month, he threw out Baldoni’s $400m defamation claim against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds.”
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“It Ends With Us was a global hit and grossed more than $350m, but was soon overshadowed by rumors of conflict between Lively and Baldoni and messy, drawn out litigation.”
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“⊊The case has lifted the lid on Lively’s private messages to other A-listers such as Taylor Swift and Ben Affleck.”
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“In unsealed text messages to Swift, Lively called Baldoni the ‘doofus director of my movie’ and asked the singer for thoughts on a rewrite of the It Ends With Us screenplay. Swift allegedly replied: ‘I’ll do anything for you!’”
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“The narrowed case is set to go to trial in May after mediation failed last month.”
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