Judge Dismisses Baldoni’s $400 Million Countersuit Against Blake Lively

A California judge dismissed Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation countersuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Lively’s lawsuit, filed in December, accused Baldoni of sexual harassment during the filming of "It Ends With Us." Baldoni denies the accusations. Lively's lawyers described the judge's decision as "a total victory and a complete vindication." The ruling doesn't affect Lively’s original lawsuit against Baldoni, set for trial next March. The New York Times, also targeted by Baldoni in a separate defamation suit, welcomed the judge's decision, calling Baldoni's legal action a "meritless attempt to stifle honest reporting."