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Blake Lively Invokes #MeToo Law in Bid to Throw Out Justin Baldoni’s Defamation Suit
Blake Lively invoked a California law, passed in the wake of the #MeToo movement, in seeking to throw out Justin Baldoni's defamation suit.
Baldoni, who directed and co-stars with Lively in the film, then sued her and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, arguing that they sought to destroy his career with false allegations. In the motion to dismiss, Lively’s attorneys argue that any such communication would be protected from lawsuits by the privileges that cover sexual harassment claims and reporting on legal cases. Lively’s motion counters that the suit does not state enough facts to support a claim, and that Baldoni’s side has not shown evidence of lost work or other damages from the dissolution of the WME relationship.
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