Judge Dismisses Most of Blake Lively's Harassment Claims

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A federal judge in New York, just throughout most of Blake Liveley's sexual harassment claims

against Justin Valdoni from their work on the movie It Ends. With us.

Judge Lewis Limon dismissed the harassment allegations but kept two retaliation claims alive.

This comes after Liveley filed her lawsuit last December with over a dozen accusations tied

to the film's production. Valdoni and his company Wayfarer Studios fired back with a

counter suit against Liveley and her husband Ryan Reynolds. They claimed defamation and extortion

but the judge dismissed those charges back in June. Now the focus narrows to just those two retaliation

counts from Liveley's side. The movie, based on Colleen Hoover's hit novel about romance turning

into domestic abuse, dropped in August 2024. It smashed expectations with a $50 million

opening weekend, even amid all the behind-the-scenes buzz about tension between the two stars.

Liveley built her name in Gossip Girl and films like The Shadows while Baudoni directed five

feet apart and wrote a book pushing back on old school. Masculinity Ideas. Fans and Hollywood

watched this drama unfold right as the film hit theaters. With the big claims gone,

the case rolls on those retaliation points, leaving everyone wondering how it'll wrap up for

these A-listers and that. Blockbuster flick.