Overview
- Attorney Bryan Freedman said no deadlines were missed and the claim was left unamended to maintain the right to appeal.
- The roughly €388–400 million counterclaim was dismissed in June for insufficient evidence, with a final judgment entered in October.
- Lively seeks about $161 million (around €140 million) for alleged lost work, endorsements, business impacts and reputational harm.
- Baldoni, Wayfarer and their PR team deny the allegations and previously sued the New York Times, while he recently added attorney Alexandra Shapiro to his legal team.
- The case is slated for trial in March 2026, following industry fallout that included WME dropping Baldoni after the Times’ reporting.