Blake Lively Drops Claims Against Justin Baldoni of Infliction of Emotional Distress

Blake Lively is abandoning immoderate of her claims against Justin Baldoni, caller ineligible filings show. 

In nan latest volley successful her ongoing tribunal conflict pinch her It Ends pinch Us director-costar complete their behind-the-scenes conflict, Lively, 37, requested connected Tuesday, June 2 to retreat and disregard her claims of intentional infliction of affectional distress and negligent infliction of affectional distress.

Kevin Fritz, a lawyer for Baldoni, 41, revenge a missive addressed to Judge Lewis J. Liman successful U.S. District Court Southern District of New York requesting “an bid compelling Blake Lively to place her aesculapian and intelligence wellness attraction providers” by signing a HIPAA merchandise for entree to therapy notes and applicable aesculapian information.

The archive adds that “instead of complying,” Lively requested to retreat claims of affectional distress without prejudice. Doing so, it alleges, intends that Lively refuses “to disclose nan accusation and documents needed to disprove that she suffered immoderate affectional distress” and seeks to “maintain nan correct to re-file her [infliction of affectional distress claims] astatine an chartless clip successful this aliases immoderate different tribunal aft nan find model has closed… Ms. Lively cannot person it some ways.”

Lively’s lawyers, Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, responded successful a connection shared pinch PEOPLE, “Once again, this is simply a regular portion of nan litigation process that is being utilized arsenic a property stunt. We are doing what proceedings lawyers do: preparing our lawsuit for proceedings by streamlining and focusing it; they are doing what they do: desperately seeking different tired information of tabloid coverage.”

The Gossip Girl actress “continues to allege affectional distress, arsenic portion of galore different claims successful her lawsuit, specified arsenic intersexual harassment and retaliation, and monolithic further compensatory damages connected each of her claims.”

The costars’ conflict began past December, erstwhile Lively filed a sexual-harassment complaint against Baldoni, alleging misconduct connected nan Colleen Hoover adaptation’s group and a retaliatory smear campaign, which he has denied. The Jane nan Virgin alum countersued Lively, her hubby Ryan Reynolds and their publicists successful January, alleging extortion, defamation and more. Both cases successful Lively v. Wayfarer Studios et al. are scheduled for proceedings successful March 2026. 

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In nan original filing, Lively alleged that owed to Baldoni’s behaviour during and aft nan filming of It Ends pinch Us, "the affectional impact” connected her “has been extreme, not only affecting her, but her family, including her hubby and four children."

In a connection fixed to The New York Times successful December, Lively said, "I dream that my ineligible action helps propulsion backmost nan curtain connected these sinister retaliatory strategies to harm group who speak up astir misconduct and helps protect others who whitethorn beryllium targeted."