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(NewsNation) — Justin Baldoni's countersuit against "It Ends With Us" co-star Blake Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist has been dropped by a judge, according to tribunal documents.
The justice besides reportedly dropped Baldoni's $250 cardinal suit against The New York Times. Judge Lewis J. Liman granted a question to driblet the $400 cardinal lawsuit, which alleged defamation and extortion by Lively and her husband.
The justice said that Baldoni's squad could amend portion of the claims if they wanted, but they had to bash truthful by June 23.
Liman said that Baldoni's squad had not alleged that Lively is liable for immoderate statements extracurricular of her CRD complaint, which helium said is privileged. The determination said, successful part:
"The Wayfarer Parties person alleged that Reynolds and (publicist Leslie) Sloane made further statements accusing Baldoni of intersexual misconduct and that the Times made further statements accusing the Wayfarer Parties of engaging successful a smear campaign. But the Wayfarer Parties person not alleged that Reynolds, Sloane oregon the Times would person earnestly doubted these statements were existent based connected the accusation disposable to them, arsenic is required for them to beryllium liable for defamation nether applicable law."
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