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Justin Baldoni's $400 Million Countersuit Against Blake Lively Dismissed by Judge

The judge granted motions to dismiss Justin Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and their publicist, plus the $250 million defamation lawsuit against 'The New York Times.'

The judge noted, though, that Baldoni's legal team can still amend the claims for breach of implied covenant and tortious interference with contract if they choose to, with a deadline of June 23. But the Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Reynolds, Sloane or the Times would have seriously doubted these statements were true based on the information available to them, as is required for them to be liable for defamation under applicable law." Lively, 37, recently agreed to drop two of her claims against Baldoni, 41 — intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress — in a move her legal team described as a "routine part of the litigation process" for "streamlining and focusing" their case.

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