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Blake Lively Asks Court to Dismiss Justin Baldoni’s ‘Vengeful’ Lawsuit

Blake Lively asked a judge to dismiss Justin Baldoni's 'vengeful' defamation lawsuit, calling his filing an 'epic self-own' exposing him to damages.

Baldoni, 41, responded by suing Lively as well as her superstar husband, Ryan Reynolds, with claims he was the one subjected to false allegations aimed at destroying his career. Reynolds filed his own separate motion to dismiss the defamation claim on Tuesday, arguing that Baldoni shouldn’t be allowed to sue over “hurt feelings.” “Mr. In a statement issued Thursday, Lively’s lawyers Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson said Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit was both “meritless and retaliatory” and would come back to haunt him and his partners, including Wayfarer’s billionaire co-founder Steve Sarowitz.

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