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Blake Lively Moves to Withdraw Emotional Distress Allegations Against Justin Baldoni

Her lawyers moved to drop intentional and negligent emotional distress counts following Baldoni’s request for access to her medical records

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(L) Justin Baldoni attends the "It Ends With Us" New York premiere at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater on August 6, 2024 in New York City. (R) Blake Lively attends the world premiere of "Another Simple Favor" during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at at The Paramount Theatre on March 7, 2025 in Austin, Texas. In the inset image, Thomas Canestraro is seen on the set of "And Just Like That...," the follow up series to "Sex and the City," in the West Village on September 17, 2021 in New York City.

Overview

  • Lively filed her original suit in December 2024 accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment during the filming of It Ends With Us.
  • Baldoni responded in January 2025 with a $400 million countersuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and their publicist for defamation and extortion.
  • Stunt actor Thomas Canestraro, Baldoni’s body double, described the It Ends With Us set as tense and said Lively appeared more closed off than on their previous collaboration.
  • Both parties are slated to face off at a federal trial set for March 9, 2026, after months of legal skirmishing and discovery battles.
  • Court documents reveal Lively’s team agreed to withdraw her distress claims without prejudice, preserving the option to refile once the current discovery window closes.