Justin Baldoni’s legal battle against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and the famous publication officially came to an end after he missed his chance to appeal the court’s ruling.
New court papers obtained by Daily mail showed that a final judgment had been reached, closing Baldoni’s millions of dollars in defamation lawsuits.
The 52-year-old actor and director had time to appeal after a judge dismissed his case in June, but the deadline passed quietly without any action on his part.
The case started after Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment during filming It ends with us.
He denied the claims and fired back with a $400 million defamation lawsuit against Lively, her husband Reynolds, her publicist Leslie Sloane and The New York Times, accusing them of spreading false stories.
But now that case is officially closed, as Lively’s harassment case is still active and her lawyers are asking the court to make Baldoni pay her legal fees for defending his failed claims.
According to new registrations A simple favor The actress’ team accused the actor and director of using secret apps and automatically deleting messages to hide evidence and attack her reputation.
However, they said his team had delayed and withheld important information throughout the case.
Sources also claimed that the actor and his PR team worked together to control online stories about the allegations.
Blake, who starred alongside Justin in It Ends With Us, accused him of behaving inappropriately during filming.
The film was a major box office hit, but its success has been overshadowed by the ongoing legal drama surrounding its stars.
