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Blake Lively reacts to harassment claims dismissal against Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively’s legal team has hit back after a federal judge dismissed her sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni, insisting the ruling was a legal technicality rather than any kind of vindication for the It Ends With Us director.
Attorney Michael Gottlieb said in a statement shared with PEOPLE that Lively’s harassment allegations “have always been the beating heart of Ms. Lively’s case. They are why she filed her lawsuit.”
He was clear that the dismissal did not reflect the merits of those allegations.
“The Court’s ruling that Ms. Lively’s state and federal harassment claims could not go to trial was about legal issues rather than an endorsement of the defendants’ conduct,” he said, explaining that the claims were barred on technical grounds, Lively had not signed a contract, was classified as an independent contractor rather than an employee, and the alleged conduct took place in New Jersey rather than California.
Federal judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed ten of the thirteen claims Lively filed against Baldoni on Thursday, 2 April, including the harassment allegations, ahead of the trial scheduled for 18 May in New York.
What remains, breach of contract and a retaliation claim under the Fair Employment and Housing Act against Baldoni’s company Wayfarer Studios, will go before a jury.
Both Lively and Baldoni are expected to testify.
Baldoni’s side wasted no time framing the ruling as a significant win.
His lawyers described themselves as “very pleased” that all harassment claims and every claim against the individual defendants had been dismissed, calling what remained “a significantly narrowed case.”
In a separate statement to TMZ, attorney Bryan Freedman went further.
“Neither Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath nor any of the other defendants have engaged in the sexual harassment of Blake Lively,” he said, adding that his clients had “deserved a vigorous defense which was led through transparency.”
Gottlieb fired back sharply.
“Claiming exoneration based on legal technicalities while facing trial next month tells you everything you need to know,” he said, pointing out that Freedman had not even argued the summary judgment motion he was now publicly spinning, had brought in another firm for the trial, and had been reprimanded by the court the previous week for filing legally frivolous claims.
“What the Court actually decided yesterday is that Blake Lively provided evidence to go to trial on her core claims,” Gottlieb said.
Lively first filed her sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni in December 2024, alleging misconduct on set and a coordinated retaliatory smear campaign, which Baldoni has denied.
Baldoni’s own counterclaims against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, alleging extortion and defamation, were dismissed by the same judge in June 2025, with his legal team choosing not to refile.
Barbie Ferreira hasn’t lost touch with her Euphoria girls.
In a new interview on the SiriusXM radio show The Morning Mashup published Friday, April 3, the actress — who portrayed Kat — opened up about where she stands with her former co-stars after exiting the HBO series following season 2, three years ago. While promoting her latest work, Ferreira was asked how closely she keeps up with her former colleagues — including Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, and Maude Apatow — now that she’s no longer part of the show.
“Yeah, totally. People always ask me questions about season 3. I’m like, ‘I don’t know.’ I don’t even think the girls know,” she said when host Ben Harlum asked how closely she follows the show now, ahead of its season 3 premiere on April 12.
Ferreira, 29, revealed she still chats with her former co-stars but isn’t looped into the details. In fact, she joked about how little even the cast seems to know about upcoming storylines.
“I was like, ‘Is Trisha Paytas in Euphoria?’ And they’re like, ‘I don’t know.’ And I’m like, ‘You’re in it. How did you not know?'” she said. “So, I haven’t seen anything until the trailers this week. They look amazing. I’m excited to see what the girls are gonna do.”
Ferreira has previously addressed speculation surrounding her exit, pushing back on rumors of on-set drama.
“When people ask me about season 2, they come at me like I was some sort of victim to season 2, and I’m always like, ‘No, it’s okay, promise. It’s good,'” she said on Dax Shepherd’s Armchair podcast. “I kind of got sucked into this drama that I never asked to be in and that I’ve never talked about. I’m of the mindset that if it doesn’t exist, I’m not going to address it because then I’m adding fuel to it.”
Joe Jonas is documenting his life as a dad on social media and shared the latest update featuring his daughters’ progress on spelling and writing.
The 36-year-old musician took to Instagram and shared a picture of a wholesome message written down by one of his daughters – Delphine, 3, or Willa, 5, on his Stories.
The handwritten note read, “dad” with an extra “a” to the word. Below the word, was written “I love you” with hearts all across the page.
The Jonas Brothers bandmate has been vocal about his gratitude for being a father. He welcomed his firstborn with former wife Sophie Turner in 2020.
During a podcast appearance at Amy Poehler’s Good Hang, Joe and his brothers, Nick, 33, and Kevin, 38, talked about their experiences as parents.
As four kids to who grew up together, Joe detailed that he experienced a cultural shock in raising the girls, “Boys are so different than girls. I’ll watch my kids on the playground and it’s, like, delicate. And then this kid will be like, ‘Ahh!’ And dive off the top of the slide. And you’re just like, ‘That is a boy,’” he said.
The Camp Rock alum credited their “superstar” mom for raising the boys, saying, “She was the boss, you know…Growing up, we needed a loud voice like her to be able to control us and also make sure that we weren’t, like, pieces of s—t.”
Robert Pattinson spoke about his baby daughter, who he shares with Suki Waterhouse, in a new interview with his The Drama co-star Zendaya.
The 29-year-old actress and the Batman star, 39, took a friendship quiz where he asked her to guess what his favourite thing about being a dad is.
The Dune star promptly answered, “everything, all of it, no?” to Pattinson replied, “yes, that’s the best. No favourite things.”
Zendaya also added that baby Pattinson, who her parents have kept away from the public eye, is “wonderful.”
The sweet moment from their GQ interview went viral on social media as fans gushed over how emotional the Twilight actor looked talking about his baby daughter.
Pattinson’s daughter recently turned two, and her mother, the musician, shared a picture of herself with the Elmo-themed decor, which was the theme of their baby’s birthday.
Speaking about the celebrations later, the dad of one told the press during a premiere that the toddler loves Elmo.
While the couple keeps their daughter hidden from the cameras, fans guessed that Zendaya would have met her on set when the family visited Pattinson.
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