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Justin Bardoni’s legal team fought back after Blake Live filed a motion to dismiss himself from his $400 million delinquent lawsuit.
In a statement People Magazine“Live’s recent motion to dismiss herself from the self-intimate disaster she has begun is one of the most abominable examples of abuse of our legal system,” said Bardoni’s lawyer Brian Friedman.
Brian also referred to Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds, who filed for fire from the lawsuit earlier this week.
He said, “As I said yesterday in response to Mr. Reynolds’ same coronavirus measures, we will continue to be vibrantly responsible for purely malicious behavior, including falsely condemning harassment and retaliation by my client.
The Lively team then defeated and spoke about Freedman’s statement. US every week“Late night response gusts – in place of a dismissal move – [Baldoni and Wayfarer defendants] Please know that there is no legal argument that can dismiss our complaints. They instead acknowledge that Lively’s complaints state a valid legal claim that they cannot convene a single reason to dismiss. Meanwhile, all the people and groups that the Baldoni-Wayfarer team sued have moved to dismiss their useless PR stunts. ”
On Thursday, Blake used California law to argue her case and demanded it be removed from the lawsuit.
Lively’s team alleges that Baldoni’s federal lawsuit was retaliated for allegations of sexual harassment against him.
“It’s… a dull publicist instrument designed to promote the ominous campaign of wayfarer parties to ‘burial’ and ‘destroy’ to talk about sexual harassment and retaliation,” the Lively team added. “The court should dismiss the FAC and proceed further as required by California law to calculate Lively’s attorney fees, triple damages for the harm this unworthy lawsuit has inflicted on her, and punitive damages against each road party.”
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Lively cited California Legislative Bill 933, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October 2023.
According to the bill, “The existing law stipulates that honorary libel is a false and unfortunate written publication that undermines a reputation, while slander is a false and unfortunate publication that undermines a particular reputation, sexual harassment complaints.”
Congressional Bill 993 “Associated with these privileged communications include communication by non-malicious individuals in regard to cases of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination, specifying attorney fees and damages available to the general defendant in a honour-damaged lawsuit brought against that defendant to make that communication.”
Blake’s team further condemned Bardoni’s case, saying, “The Wayfarer Party’s revenge and rambling lawsuit is a profound abuse of a legal process that has no place in federal court. The law prohibits such weaponization lawsuits and reports to report that if they seek a reinsurance claim against an individual, or that they are seeking or submitting publicly filed claims. This is protected by multiple privileges under California law, including the privilege of litigation and fair reporting. Disclosure of sexual harassment and related claims, including disclosure to the press. Given all of these protections, it appears that the main complaint of the Wayfarer parties is that Lively and others are “conspiratoring” with the New York Times. She is prohibited as a matter of law.
“Extra,” said Lively’s lawyers Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson.
They said, “California law now expressly prohibits sue victims who make decisions against sexual harassment or retaliation, whether in lawsuits or in the press. This ruthless and retaliatory lawsuit is first led to three legal obstacles, including the privilege of litigation, fair reporting, and sexual harassment. Wayfarer Studios, and Lively Ms. Lively, a frivolous defamatory claim against the grand self-owner.
In December, Lively filed a legal complaint with California’s Civil Rights Office, claiming that Baldoni had sexually harassed her on set. She also denounced him in a smear campaign in a New York Times article. In return, he sued the New York Times, which denied any misconduct.
Lively then sued Baldoni, who was fired in a $400 million defamatory lawsuit against her. Both parties also denies fraud.
For now, Justin and Blake are heading for the March 2026 trial.
