A New York judge dismissed nearly all of Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni on Thursday, narrowing their bitter legal feud over the set of It Ends With Us to just three counts ahead of a May 18 trial. Lively's team and Baldoni's lawyers quickly fired back with statements hailing the ruling as a step towards justice, though from starkly opposing angles.
This showdown traces back to December 2024, when Lively first sued Baldoni, her director and co-star in the domestic violence drama adapted from Colleen Hoover's bestseller. She alleged inappropriate behaviour on set, comments about her physical appearance, demands for explicit scenes and a vicious backlash when she pushed back, including a supposed smear campaign that cost her at least $161 million in damages.
