Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds will seek to dismiss Justin Baldonis defamation lawsuit: report

It still does not end here.Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds revealed they will move to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit, informing a federal judge of the decision on Thursday, reported Variety.Lively, 37, sued Baldoni, 41 — who’s also her co-star and director of “It Ends With Us” — for $250 million, claiming he sexually harassed her while filming and launched a smear campaign when she spoke out about her alleged treatment.Baldoni denied her accusations.He and his publicists countered Lively for $400 million, alleging she defamed them.

They also alleged that Lively and her famous husband, Ryan Reynolds, pressured the high-powered talent agency WME to drop Baldoni as a client — an accusation WME denied.The “Gossip Girl” alum and Reynolds’ legal team allegedly filed the notice on Thursday, per Judge Lewis Liman’s order this week, in which he informed them that he plans to “consolidate” the separate lawsuits. The judge will later set a deadline for the motion to be filed.“The Lively-Reynolds Parties intend to move to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint,” the Hollywood power couple’s attorney, Michael J.

Gottlieb, revealed in the alleged filing.Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, is said to have filed a similar notice on Wednesday, as she, too, was named as a defendant in Baldoni’s lawsuit.Lawyers on both sides reportedly indicated they have no objection to merging the two federal cases into one proceeding.The Post has reached out to Lively and Baldoni’s attorneys for comment.Both the actress and the director’s lawyers are due in court on Monday, February 3, marking their first hearing regarding the “It Ends With Us” drama.At the hearing, Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman’s alleged extrajudicial conduct will take center stage after Lively’s attorneys claimed he’s making prejudicial comments in the media and, in turn, is reporting tainting the jury pool.However, Freedman fought back, countering that he had every ...