Overview

• On June 9, Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Baldoni’s defamation and extortion countersuit against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and The New York Times
• Baldoni’s team missed the June 23 deadline to amend four claims and will pursue unspecified additional legal options
• Blake Lively’s original December lawsuit, accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment, a hostile work environment and a smear campaign, remains active
• Lively’s lawyers hailed the countersuit dismissal as a “complete vindication” and are seeking to protect her private messages with Taylor Swift from discovery
• Ryan Reynolds’s attorneys have filed for sanctions against Baldoni’s lawyers, arguing the countersuit was frivolous and violated federal court rules