{"id":2356979,"date":"2026-04-03T13:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2356979"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:54:04","slug":"justin-baldonis-lawyer-addresses-blake-lively-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/justin-baldonis-lawyer-addresses-blake-lively-dismissal\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Addresses Blake Lively Dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Justin Baldoni<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s attorney is offering more insight after a judge ruled to dismiss 10 of Blake Lively<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s 13 claims against the actor in an ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSince the first day of this case, when Justin and the other defendants were blindsided by these allegations, the legal team on the ground from the beginning have worked extremely long days and nights defending this case through transparency by releasing the actual truthful text messages, and by welcoming and facilitating the release of all documents exhibiting the truth,\u201d Bryan Freedman<\/strong> said in a statement to TMZ<\/em> on Friday, April 3.<\/p>\n

Freedman noted that the defendants \u201cwere not afraid of the truth<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plan was not only to speak the truth but to also show that same truth over and over again through the presentation of actual evidence,\u201d he continued. \u201cNeither Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath nor any of the other defendants have engaged in the sexual harassment of Blake Lively.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his response, Freedman called it \u201cgratifying\u201d to see how<\/a> the court ruling \u201cconfirms what the legal team believed from day one,\u201d adding, \u201cDespite our clients being accused of DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) in defending these claims and despite our client being referred to in writing as a predator, what I said, on behalf of our client\u2019s day one and every day since then is true. Our clients are very good people who have not engaged in this sexual harassment as alleged. As such, they have deserved a vigorous defense which was led through transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n

News broke on Thursday, April 2, that Judge Lewis Liman<\/strong> ruled to dismiss the majority of Lively\u2019s claims<\/a> against Baldoni, 42. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly,<\/em> the judge threw out Lively\u2019s allegations of harassment, defamation and conspiracy.<\/p>\n

Three claims remain ongoing in the case, including breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation. The remaining claims can proceed to trial.<\/p>\n

Lively\u2019s attorney Sigrid McCawley<\/strong> addressed the development in a statement to Us on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis case has always been and will remain focused on the devastating retaliation and the extraordinary steps the defendants took to destroy Blake Lively\u2019s reputation because she stood up for safety on the set and that is the case that is going to trial,\u201d she noted. \u201cFor Blake Lively, the greatest measure of justice is that the people and the playbook behind these coordinated digital attacks have been exposed and are already being held accountable by other women they\u2019ve targeted. She looks forward to testifying at trial and continuing to shine a light on this vicious form of online retaliation so that it becomes easier to detect and fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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