Justin Baldoni case against Blake Lively dismissed after deadline lapse

The actor and director's $400m lawsuit against his former co-star is formally ended by a US judge.

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The pair, who starred in the 2024 film It Ends with Us, have been locked in a bitter legal battle since Lively sued Baldoni last December accusing him of sexual harassment and waging a smear campaign against her.

In response, he filed a lawsuit against her as well as her husband Ryan Reynolds, their publicist and the New York Times, claiming civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy.

Baldoni's case was dismissed in June, but he had a chance to file an amended complaint. However, Judge Lewis Liman said he had failed to do.

The judge said he had contacted all of the parties on 17 October to give them warning that he would enter a final judgement to conclude the case.