LATEST NEWS: Blake Lively makes shocking legal move in her heated battle against Justin Baldoni… More – meo

Blake Lively is attempting to drop claims that Justin Baldoni caused her emotional distress while working on their 2024 blockbuster “It Ends With Us.”

Court documents obtained by Page Six on Monday revealed that the “Gossip Girl” alum requested to withdraw claims that she suffered from “intentional infliction of emotional distress” and “negligent infliction of emotional distress” as a result of Baldoni’s alleged misconduct.

Lively’s filing came after the “Jane the Virgin” star’s legal team requested she sign a release form for them to access her medical and mental health records.

 

Blake Lively is attempting to drop allegations that her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni caused her emotional distress. ©Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

On Monday, the “Gossip Girl” alum requested to withdraw claims that she experienced “intentional infliction of emotional distress” and “negligent infliction of emotional distress” due to Baldoni’s alleged misconduct, per docs obtained by Page Six. GC Images

Baldoni’s legal team argued the records were vital to the actress’s “emotional distress” allegations cited in her December 2024 lawsuit.

“Instead of complying with the Medical RFPs, Ms. Lively’s counsel recently advised us, in writing, that Ms. Lively is withdrawing her [infliction of emotional distress] Claims,” Baldoni’s team responded in a filing viewed by Page Six.

The court will determine if Lively’s request will be approved.

Attorneys for the “Another Simple Favor” star told Page Six via a statement that her request was “a routine part of the litigation process that is being used as a press stunt.”

“We are doing what trial lawyers do: preparing our case for trial by streamlining and focusing it,” they said, adding that Baldoni’s team was “desperately seeking” media attention.

“The Baldoni-Wayfarer strategy of filing retaliatory claims has exposed them to expansive new damages claims under California law, rendering certain of Ms. Lively’s original claims no longer necessary,” the statement continued.

“Ms. Lively continues to allege emotional distress, as part of numerous other claims in her lawsuit, such as sexual harassment and retaliation, and massive additional compensatory damages on all of her claims.”

 

She submitted the filing after Baldoni’s team requested her medical and mental health records. GC Images

The “Jane the Virgin” star’s lawyers claimed the records were imperative to prove Lively’s “emotional distress” allegations. Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

Lively, 37, accused Baldoni, 41, of inflicting upon her “severe emotional distress and pain, humiliation, embarrassment, belittlement, frustration and mental anguish” in her bombshell sexual harassment lawsuit.

According to the filing, a “hands-on” meeting had to be held with Lively, Baldoni and the movie’s production team to discuss his alleged behavior, including how he allegedly showed her “nude videos or images of women” and discussed his past addicition to porn.

She accused Baldoni of launching a smear campaign to destroy her reputation as a result of reporting the alleged sexual harassment.

Lively later claimed her and Ryan Reynolds’ children — James, 10, Inez, 8, Betty, 5, and Olin, 2 — were also “traumatized” by the ongoing drama.

 

The court will determine if Lively’s request is approved. ©Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

The “A Simple Favor” star accused Baldoni of emotional distress in her December 2024 lawsuit. WireImage

At the time, the “Five Feet Apart” producer’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, slammed the “shameful” and “false accusations.”

“These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media,” he told Page Six.

Baldoni filed his own $400 million lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds in January.

In the docs, he accused Lively of using Reynolds’ and her bestie Taylor Swift’s influence to get her way.

 

She also accused him of sexual harassment. REUTERS

Baldoni has denied the allegations against him. K Hirata/HNW-Photo/Plux/Shutterstock

Baldoni also addressed speaking to Lively about his past porn addiction, saying he only mentioned it after she allegedly “offered up” her own experience.

He also claimed Lively was “so close and comfortable” with him and would “freely breast-fed in front of him during meetings.”

Baldoni also accused Reynolds, 48, of becoming aggressive at the “hands-on” meeting and insisted that he “apologiz[e] for things he had not done” to Lively.

Related Posts

ÚLTIMAS NOTÍCIAS: Poucos dias após a m0rte de Agnaldo Rayol, a família do cantor fez uma triste revelação pública: “Descobrimos que… -vv

Poυcos пomes пa história da música brasileira carregam a magпitυde emocioпal e cυltυral de Agпaldo Rayol. Um artista cυja voz atravessoυ gerações, froпteiras e estilos — do bolero…

GIRO IMPACTANTE: Hace dos horas, Elon Musk admitió que ahora se “arrepiente” de algunos de sus tuits sobre Trump, justo después de enfrentar consecuencias masivas… más-uiauia – vv

La reunión entre el hombre más rico del mundo y el más poderoso puede no ser inminente, pero al menos uno de ellos ha expresado ahora su…

CONFIRMADO: Shakira conmociona a los medios con una declaración IMPACTANTE antes de su gran presentación, asegurando que donará el 50% de su premio para ayudar a niños amantes de la música en su tierra natal – papasuke

La sυperestrella colombiaпa Shakira ha dejado al mυпdo siп palabras coп υпa declaracióп sorpresiva jυsto aпtes de sυ taп esperada preseпtacióп eп υпo de los eveпtos mυsicales…

IMPACTANTE: Paris Jackson, la única hija de Michael Jackson, finalmente rompió el silencio después de 20 años. Y nuestras sospechas eran ciertas… – papasuke

Despυés de dos décadas marcadas por el misterio, la discrecióп y el peso de υп legado iпcomparable, Paris Jacksoп, la úпica hija del Rey del Pop, Michael Jacksoп, fiпalmeпte…

Rosalía “apuñaló a Aitana por la espalda” justo antes del lanzamiento del álbum – La tensión estalló, la hermandad se rompió oficialmente – papasuke

Lo qυe parecía ser υпa amistad sólida eпtre dos de las artistas más iпflυyeпtes del pop español se ha desmoroпado eп tiempo récord, segúп las últimas iпformacioпes…

Llamativa confesión de Rihanna revela la verdad oculta sobre su pasado con Jay-Z y Diddy — No vas a creer lo que ha expuesto – papasuke

Uпa bomba mediática ha estallado eп la iпdυstria mυsical tras las recieпtes declaracioпes de Rihaппa, qυieп ha roto el sileпcio sobre υпa parte descoпocida —y pertυrbadora— de…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *