Blake Lively's Lawsuit Faces Major Setback

0:00It's April 3rd. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI, your front row to the latest buzz. I'm Cory with the story. A judge just slammed the door on most of Blake Liveley's $161 million lawsuit against Justin Valdoni and the producers of it. Ends with us. And a big win for the defense, the ruling tossed out 10 of her 13 claims, mainly because Liveley's own 5-page letter to the producers' guild. She acted like a full-on producer, not just an employee. That letter listed 77 bullet points of her hands on work, like shifting locations from Boston to New York and sifting through hundreds of, casting tapes. Judge Lewis Lemons said this level of control made her an independent contractor under the law, so federal civil rights rules and California labor. Codes don't apply to her harassment allegations. Both sides had strong reactions. Liveley's team bows to push forward, calling out the online smear campaign they say Valdoni's crew launched during the film's release.

1:00Valdoni's lawyers are thrilled, saying the court carefully reviewed all the evidence and narrowed things down big time. On top of that, Liveley never signed the key actor-lone-out agreement that could have covered harassment policies on set even after multiple chances. Her changes to it got rejected, sealing the deal on dismissing those claims. Now lawyers meet virtually Monday afternoon to talk settlement positions, with a possible trial still set for May 18th on the leftover. Retaliation and contract breach counts. This twist shows how your own words can flip the script in court.