Blake Lively is continuing her fight in New York court against Justin Baldoni after a federal judge dismissed the majority of her claims against her It Ends with Us director-costar. Lively took to her Instagram Stories on Friday, April 3, 2026, posting a statement declaring that she will “never stop doing my part in fighting to expose the systems and people who seek to harm, shame, silence and retaliate against victims.”
This message arrived shortly after her attorney, Michael Gottlieb, reacted to Thursday’s ruling, which saw Federal Judge Lewis J. Liman throw out 10 of Lively’s 13 claims. While the court dismissed allegations related to harassment, defamation, and conspiracy, a narrower set of claims, including breach of contract and the crucial retaliation claim against Baldoni’s company Wayfarer Studios, will proceed to trial on May 18.
