Lively Seeks Dismissal of Baldoni's Countersuit

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Blake Lively seeks to have Justin Baldoni’s $400M defamation lawsuit dismissed - National | Globalnews.ca

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Blake Lively has asked a judge to dismiss a countersuit filed by her co-star Justin Baldoni .

Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni in late December for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation.

He countersued for $400 million , accusing Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds , of defamation and extortion.

Baldoni's lawyers called Lively's actions a "profound abuse of the legal process".

“Mr. Reynolds was a key player in the scheme, defaming Justin around Hollywood , strong-arming WME into dropping Justin as a client,” Freedman said.

“His fingerprints have been all over this smear campaign against Justin and the Wayfarer team since day one . Mr. Reynolds now attempts to reduce plainly cognizable claims to hurt feelings,’.

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