Judge dismisses most of Blake Lively claims in harassment suit against Baldoni
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“Judge dismisses most of Blake Lively's claims in harassment lawsuit against Baldoni”
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— It Ends with Us is a 2024 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni and written by Christy Hall, based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover. The film stars Blake Lively alongside Baldoni,…
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— The production of the 2024 American film It Ends with Us, starring American actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, has been the subject of controversy due to highly publicized disputes and litigation…
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— Justin Louis Baldoni (born January 24, 1984) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Rafael Solano on the CW telenovela Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) and for starring in and dire…
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“Judge Lewis Liman threw out 10 of 13 allegations in Lively's case, including harassment and defamation”
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— Lewis Jeffrey Liman (born in 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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— The production of the 2024 American film It Ends with Us, starring American actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, has been the subject of controversy due to highly publicized disputes and litigation…
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— Lawrence Grecco (born November 16, 1959), known as Larry Ray, is an American criminal who was convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, conspiracy, money laundering, and other offenses.…
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“He left in place three claims - breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting in retaliation - which will now go to a civil trial in New York on 18 May”
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“The Hollywood legal battle began in 2024 when Lively sued Baldoni, accusing him of harassment and a smear campaign on the set of their hit movie”
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“A judge last year dismissed Baldoni's $400m counter-lawsuit against Lively, which alleged civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy”
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“The case stems from interactions between Baldoni and Lively on the set of It Ends With Us, an adaption of a best-selling Colleen Hoover novel”
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“Lively's legal team have accused Baldoni and his film studio, Wayfarer, of planning to wreck her reputation, including by social media manipulation and using friendly journalists to sow certain narratives”
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“Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni's Wayfarer Studios in December 2024, alleging he sexually harassed her on set and retaliated against her for bringing those complaints, among other allegations”
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“Judge Liman listed a host of reasons for dismissing the many allegations against Baldoni”
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“Harassment claims Lively brought against Baldoni under California law did not hold up because the filming - where the misconduct allegedly occurred - took place in New Jersey”
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“Lively was ineligible to bring certain claims of harassment and retaliation because she was an independent contractor rather than an employee”
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“Judge Liman said some of the retaliation claims Lively brought, in which she accuses Baldoni and his public relations team of engaging in a 'co-ordinated campaign' to attack her character and reputation, were worthy of trial”
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“Evidence in the legal battle has involved texts between Lively and Taylor Swift about Baldoni”
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