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Justin Baldoni’s $400m defamation claim against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds dismissed


Judge finds Lively’s accusations of sexual harassment were legally protected and therefore immune from suit

The entire lawsuit from Baldoni, the actor and director, which included claims of extortion, was dismissed by Lewis Liman, a US district judge of New York. Photograph: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty ImagesLively and Reynolds also alleged that Baldoni conducted a smear campaign against her after she complained about conditions on the set of the film. “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.”

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