Justin Baldoni is making it clear that his legal battle against Blake Lively isn\u2019t over.<\/p>\n
Despite his recent countersuit closure<\/a>, his attorney, Bryan Freedman, tells Page Six that Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios team intentionally opted not to file an amended complaint.<\/p>\n \u201cNo deadlines were missed,\u201d Freedman stresses. \u201cOur clients chose not to amend their complaint to preserve appeal rights.\u201d<\/p>\n At this time, it\u2019s unclear whether Baldoni and\/or Wayfarer Studios actually plan to file an appeal.<\/p>\n Justin Baldoni is making it clear that his legal battle against Blake Lively isn\u2019t over. Jose Perez \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n Despite his recent countersuit closure, his attorney Bryan Freedman tells Page Six that Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios team intentionally opted not to file an amended complaint. Nancy Rivera \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n \u201cIn the meantime, we are focusing on Ms. Lively\u2019s claims,\u201d Freedman adds, noting that he and his team \u201cremain fully committed to pursuing the truth through every legal and factual avenue available.\u201d<\/p>\n He concludes by emphasizing that they \u201clook forward to [their] day in court.\u201d<\/p>\n Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman \u2014 who is overseeing the case \u2014 entered a final judgment stating that Baldoni and his co-plaintiffs had declined to file an amended complaint in their $400 million defamation and extortion countersuit<\/a> against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.<\/p>\n \u201cNo deadlines were missed,\u201d Freedman stresses. \u201cOur clients chose not to amend their complaint to preserve appeal rights.\u201d Nancy Rivera \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n \u201cIn the meantime, we are focusing on Ms. Lively\u2019s claims,\u201d Freedman adds, noting that he and his team \u201cremain fully committed to pursuing the truth through every legal and factual avenue available.\u201d Nancy Rivera \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n Liman said he had contacted all parties in mid-October to warn them that he would be entering a final judgment to conclude the case, noting that Lively was the only one to respond.<\/p>\n The actress, 38, asked that her request for legal fees remain active, which Liman granted.<\/p>\n Baldoni\u2019s January countersuit \u2014 as well as his\u00a0$250 million libel lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0against the New York Times\u00a0\u2014 were initially tossed out<\/a>\u00a0in June.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n He concludes by emphasizing that they \u201clook forward to [their] day in court.\u201d Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n Last week, the judge overseeing the case closed Baldoni\u2019s $400 million defamation and extortion countersuit against Lively after he declined to file an amended complaint. GC Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n At the time, Liman ruled that Baldoni, 41, and his co-plaintiffs \u201chave not alleged that Lively is responsible for any statements other than the statements in her [California Civil Rights Department] complaint, which are privileged.\u201d<\/p>\n Lively\u00a0first\u00a0accused her \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d co-star and director<\/a>\u00a0of sexual harassment and retaliation in December 2024, going on to\u00a0formally sue him later that month<\/a>.<\/p>\n The New York Times was first to report on her claims.<\/p>\n Baldoni\u2019s January countersuit was initially tossed out\u00a0in June. GC Images<\/p>\n Lively\u00a0sued her \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d co-star and director\u00a0for sexual harassment and retaliation in December 2024, and her case will be tried in March 2026. \u00a9Sony Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n Liman explained that Baldoni\u2019s countersuit \u201calleged that Reynolds and [publicist Leslie] Sloane made additional statements accusing Baldoni of sexual misconduct and that the\u00a0Times\u00a0made additional statements accusing the Wayfarer Parties of engaging in a smear campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Liman continued, \u201cThe Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Reynolds, Sloane or the\u00a0Times\u00a0would have seriously doubted these statements were true based on the information available to them, as is required for them to be liable for defamation under applicable law.\u201d<\/p>\n