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  1. April 04, 2025

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: Jay-Z, Blake Lively, Drake

    In this month's review of ongoing defamation fights, Law360 looks back on an escalation in Jay-Z's case against personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee, who he accuses of pursuing a "false" and "malicious" rape suit, as well as on the war of words between actors Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.

  2. March 20, 2025

    'Epic Self-Own': Lively Says Baldoni Libel Suit Hikes Damages

    Blake Lively urged a New York federal judge on Thursday to toss Justin Baldoni's claims that she defamed him with sexual harassment allegations, saying the law prohibits such retaliatory libel suits and that he has committed an "epic self-own" that will put him on the hook for additional damages.

  3. March 19, 2025

    Ryan Reynolds Says Baldoni's Claims Are Just 'Hurt Feelings'

    Ryan Reynolds has urged a New York federal court to throw out Justin Baldoni's defamation suit against him, arguing that the "It Ends With Us" actor-director's complaint is devoid of any legitimate allegations and merely stems from Baldoni's "hurt feelings" in his ongoing beef with Reynolds and Blake Lively.

  4. March 03, 2025

    NYT Seeks To Ax Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Defamation Suit

    The New York Times urged a New York federal court to toss defamation claims made by Justin Baldoni over the news organization's coverage of the "It Ends With Us" actor-director's legal battle with Blake Lively over the actress's sexual harassment complaints, saying it is legally protected reporting and opinion made without malice.

  5. February 19, 2025

    Blake Lively Says Other Actresses Will Testify Against Baldoni

    Blake Lively has bulked up her sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit over the movie "It End With Us," saying two other female cast members were also uncomfortable with Justin Baldoni's behavior on set and are prepared to testify in the messy legal fight.

  6. February 03, 2025

    Attys For Blake Lively, Baldoni Warned Over Media Statements

    Lawyers representing feuding actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in their "It Ends With Us" damages litigation agreed Monday to rein in public statements, after a Manhattan federal judge cited their duty not to taint a potential future jury pool.

  7. January 24, 2025

    Baldoni Rebuts Atty Ethics Claims In 'It Ends With Us' Fight

    A lawyer representing Justin Baldoni has told a New York federal judge that statements his counsel has made to the press regarding the actor and director's thorny litigation with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds over the film "It Ends With Us" didn't violate ethical rules or prejudice proceedings.

  8. January 22, 2025

    Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Slam Baldoni Atty's 'Media Blitz'

    Counsel for celebrity couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds told a New York federal judge that Justin Baldoni's attorney from Liner Freedman Taitelman & Cooley LLP has violated ethical rules with an "all-out media blitz" during their thorny litigation over the movie "It Ends With Us."

  9. January 16, 2025

    'It Ends With Us' Star Says Blake Lively Made Him Scapegoat

    "It Ends With Us" director and actor Justin Baldoni on Thursday lodged a $400 million defamation and extortion suit against his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, claiming Lively fabricated sexual harassment claims against Baldoni to distract from her "self-inflicted press catastrophe."

  10. January 02, 2025

    'It Ends With Us' Director Sues NYT Over Blake Lively Story

    "It Ends With Us" director and actor Justin Baldoni has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit accusing The New York Times of amplifying co-star Blake Lively's "unverified and self-serving narrative" that he orchestrated a public relations smear campaign in retaliation for sexual harassment complaints.