Overview
- U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman closed the case on Oct. 31 after Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios missed the chance to amend their complaint and did not answer an Oct. 17 show‑cause order.
- The court had dismissed the claims in June under litigation and reporting privileges covering statements drawn from Lively’s civil‑rights complaint and The New York Times’ reporting.
- Baldoni’s defamation claims against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and the Times were thrown out in full, ending his $400 million counterattack tied to It Ends With Us.
- Reynolds’ description of Baldoni as a “sexual predator” was deemed consistent with Lively’s allegations and therefore not actionable as defamation.
- Lively’s separate sexual‑harassment and retaliation suit remains active in Manhattan federal court, and she is seeking millions in attorneys’ fees as her filings accuse Baldoni’s team of evidence concealment using auto‑deleting apps.