Justin Baldoni's $400M countersuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds dismissed by judge

"It Ends With Us" actor and director Justin Baldoni's legal battle with Blake Lively hit a roadblock Monday when a federal judge dismissed his $400 million countersuit.

"It Ends With Us" actor and director Justin Baldoni's legal battle with Blake Lively hit a roadblock Monday when a federal judge dismissed his $400 million countersuit.

Baldoni and production company Wayfarer Studios sued Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for defamation in January.

He sought at least $400 million for damages that included lost future income. It also named publicist Leslie Sloane as a defendant.

Baldoni filed his lawsuit about two weeks after Lively sued him and others tied to the film, alleging harassment and that a coordinated campaign was launched to ruin her reputation after she came forward about allegations of poor treatment on set. An amended complaint from Lively alleged that Baldoni also made other women on set feel uncomfortable.

Baldoni also sued The New York Times for libel after he accused the newspaper of working with Lively to smear him. U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman tossed that lawsuit Monday.