Judge Dismisses Most Claims in Blake Lively's Lawsuit

On April 3rd, a New York judge just tossed out 10 out of 13 claims from 39-year-old Blake

Lively against her, it ends with us director.

And co-star, 42-year-old Justin Baudoni.

This legal clash kicked off back in December 2024, leaving Lively with just three counts

standing, breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding retaliation.

The judge ruled Lively was an independent contractor, not an employee, so laws against sexual

harassment and fat shaming didn't apply.

He also shot down her arguments over unsigned contracts meant to protect her on set, calling

them unenforceable since both sides never fully agreed.

Lively's legal team sees this as a win already, saying the real fight is exposing the retaliation

and all mine attacks aimed at tanking her rep after.

She pushed for a safer set.

They won her testifying a trial to spotlight that playbook.

Meanwhile, Baudoni's lawyers are thrilled, calling the dismissed claims, serious but grateful

for the court's deep dive into the evidence.

Baudoni's side had fired back with their own massive suit, but that's been narrow, too.

The movie pulled in over 350 million worldwide.

Yet all this drama has overshadowed the box office buzz from the toxic romance flick, based

on that Colleen Hoover book.

With the case way slimmer now, trials still locked in from May 18th in New York City, keeping

the focus sharp on those retaliation charges as, both camps gear up for the showdown.

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