Judge dismisses most claims in Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni

A federal judge dismissed most claims in Blake Lively’s sexual harassment lawsuit against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star, Justin Baldoni, according to a court ruling.

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed most claims in Blake Lively’s sexual harassment lawsuit against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star, Justin Baldoni, according to a court ruling.

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In a 152-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman tossed out 10 of Lively’s 13 claims against Baldoni, including harassment, defamation and conspiracy. But he allowed three other claims to proceed to a trial scheduled to begin in May: breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation.

Lively’s lawyers have said their client was “kissed, nuzzled and touched” without her consent. Baldoni was “consistently inappropriate” and crossed “boundaries” on set, her lawyers argued.