{"id":563497,"date":"2026-04-04T05:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/563497\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T05:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:06:09","slug":"blake-lively-vows-to-fight-on-after-baldoni-sexual-harassment-claim-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/563497\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively Vows To Fight On After Baldoni Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBlake Lively<\/a> made very clear today: the lady is not for turning. That\u2019 seems especially true when it comes to taking Justin Baldoni<\/a> to trial for what may have gone down on It Ends With Us<\/a> and in the aftermath. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDon\u2019t be distracted by the digital soap opera,\u201d the actress proclaimed Friday. <\/p>\n

\n\tA day after seeing the sexual harassment claim dropped from her lawsuit <\/a>against her IEWU co-star Baldoni and his inner circle, and six weeks before the trial starts, Lively said that she \u201cwill never stop doing my part in fighting to expose the systems and people who seek to harm, shame, silence and retaliate against victims.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI know it\u2019s a privilege to be able to stand up. I will not waste it.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tWith a possible nod to hubby Ryan Reynolds<\/a> and pal Taylor Swift<\/a> (IYKYK), the Lively\u2019s post ended:<\/p>\n

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\n\tPunctuated by that potentially telling \u00a0dragon emoji, the rare direct statement from the actress came this evening on social media. Expressing gratitude to the Judge Lewis Liman for his summery judgement ruling of Thursday, Lively took the PR initiative with the statement, after 24 hours of lawyers on both sides as well her WME agency<\/a> trying to put a public face on the loss of face. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe last thing I wanted in my life was a lawsuit, but I brought this case because of the pervasive RETALIATION I faced, and continue to, for privately and professionally asking for a safe working environment for myself and others,\u201d Lively wrote. While the sexual harassment claim fell by the wayside due to state jurisdictional realities and Lively\u2019s IEWU status as an independent contractor, the defamation and retaliation claims, which the Another Simple Favor star this Good Friday called the \u201cheart of my case\u201d will be put before a New York jury starting on May 18. <\/p>\n

\n\tThat still beating heart comes from Lively\u2019s allegation that Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios execs and PR team instigated and executed an online smear campaign against her in 2024 in the lead up to the release of the Sony distributed IEWU. <\/p>\n

\n\tDespite texts and other communications that imply otherwise according to Team Blake and her attorneys, Team Baldoni has always denied they unleashed bot and digital Hell on Lively. In their POV, the internet rose up against the Gossip Girl star organically. What is not contested is that A-lister Lively was roasted online. She says it was because Baldoni\u2019s side wanted to preempt her making public alleged misconduct on and around the production of IEWU. <\/p>\n

\n\tToday, Lively put a spotlight on the \u201cphysical pain from digital violence is very real.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\n\tJudge Liman had\u00a0ordered both parties to engage in settlement talks<\/a>, but Baldoni attorney\u00a0Bryan Freedman<\/a>\u00a0said in February that\u00a0attempts to reach a deal proved \u201cunsuccessful.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0If there was any doubt that Lively would still take the December 2024 kicked off messy matter<\/a> to trial, Friday\u2019s posting on the actress\u2019 Instagram Stories put an end to it. <\/p>\n

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