Overview
- U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman formally terminated the defamation case after Baldoni failed to file an amended complaint by the court’s October 24 deadline.
- The suit had targeted Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and the New York Times following Lively’s earlier allegations against Baldoni.
- Liman had dismissed the complaint in June for insufficiently substantiated claims but allowed an amended filing that Baldoni did not submit in time.
- Lively has requested reimbursement of her legal fees, and the court has not yet ruled on that request.
- Baldoni can still challenge the termination or seek an appeal, while Lively’s harassment case against Baldoni and producer Jamey Heath remains on track for a March preliminary trial.