Overview
- Judge David Alan Ezra dismissed the Texas defamation suit by Jed Wallace and Street Relations Inc. against Blake Lively for lack of personal jurisdiction.
- Wallace filed the case in February 2025 after Lively named him and his firm in her December 2024 civil-rights complaint tied to It Ends With Us.
- It remains unclear whether Wallace will refile the defamation claims in another jurisdiction, according to reporters who sought comment from him and his firm.
- Lively’s spokesperson said the decision means all suits she characterized as retaliatory have now been dismissed, while her claims proceed to a March trial in New York.
- Separately, Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer filed for summary judgment to end Lively’s harassment and retaliation case and asked to keep related filings temporarily under seal, with the SDNY trial currently set for March 9, 2026.