Following Lively’s original filing in December 2024, Baldoni, who co-starred with the movie star and directed It Ends With Us, would respond with his own $400million countersuit against her and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
However, things didn’t go well for Baldoni off the bat, as in June 2025, his lawsuit was tossed out by a judge. Baldoni’s $250million defamation lawsuit against the New York Times was also dismissed.
But things shifted in Baldoni’s favor just one month ago, after U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman booted 10 of Lively’s 13 claims, including her allegations of harassment, defamation, and conspiracy, leaving only the lesser claims of retaliation, aiding and abetting in retaliation, and breach of contract.
At the time, Judge Liman declared the jury would still get to hear the Gossip Girl alum’s retaliation claims that Baldoni, 42, allegedly hired a team of publicists to plant negative stories about her.