
Blake Lively's Lawsuit Survives Key Hurdle
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Blake Livelys lawsuit against her director Justin Baldoni takes a significant turn as a federal judge dismisses ten of her thirteen claims, including harassment, defamation, and conspiracy. However, three key claims - breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting retaliation - remain, heading to trial next month. The case revolves around Livelys push for a safer set environment and the alleged retaliation against her for speaking up. Lively expresses relief and gratitude for the opportunity to tell her full story in court, while her lawyer calls it a win. Baldonis team is thrilled that harassment claims and suits against individuals were dismissed. Both sides are preparing for trial, but Lively frames the case as part of the ongoing fight for safety on sets everywhere.
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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Blake Lively's Lawsuit Survives Key Hurdle. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
It's April 5th. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and celebrity news. Today we're the headline shine, powered by AI. Blake Lively's lawsuit against her it ends with us director Justin Baudoni just took a big turn. A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed 10 out of her 13 claims last Thursday, April 2nd, including harassment, defamation, and conspiracy. But three key ones survived, breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting retaliation. Those had to trial next month. The case stems from lively pushing for a safer set environment during filming. Her team says the focus stays on how Baudoni and others allegedly hit back hard to trash her rep after she spoke up. It's all about exposing that kind of payback in Hollywood. Lively kept their real with fans over the weekend, posting Easter Bunny's Shave scrambled eggs on Instagram, Sunday, April 5th, captioning it about. Mom and going on no matter what. She shares four kids with husband Ryan Reynolds.
Then Friday, April 3rd, she shared her relief online, grateful to finally air her full story in court for herself and others who face similar. Messes. Her lawyer Sigrid McCauley backed that up, calling it a win since the real retaliation plot is out in the open and heading to jurors. Baudoni's side clapped back, thrilled the harassment claims and suits against individuals like Jamie Heath got tossed after reviewing all the evidence. Both camps are digging in for trial, but lively is framing it bigger. Part of the ongoing fight for safety on sets everywhere, building on work from, countless others who've paved the way. The spotlight stays on and justice rolls forward.
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