Blake Lively launches bid to rebuild ‘ruined’ career at Met Gala

After Lively’s original filing in December 2024, Baldoni, who co-starred and directed It ends with uswould respond with his own $400 million countersuit against her and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.

However, things did not immediately go well for Baldoni, as his lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in June 2025. Baldoni’s $250 million defamation lawsuit against the New York Times was also dismissed.

But a month ago, the situation changed in Baldoni’s favor after U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman dismissed 10 of Lively’s 13 claims, including her allegations of harassment, defamation and conspiracy, leaving only the lesser claims of retaliation, aiding and abetting retaliation and breach of contract.

At the time, Judge Liman stated that the jury would still hear the Gossip Girl alum’s retaliation claims that Baldoni, 42, allegedly hired a team of publicists to plant negative stories about her.