But on June 9, Judge Lewis Liman threw out Baldoni's lawsuit, ruling that the statements at the center of the suits were either privileged or lacked the necessary legal basis for defamation — a legal victory for Lively, her team later said in a statement.

In the year since the blockbuster was released in theaters on Aug. 9, 2024, stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been embroiled in a legal back-and-forth

Baldoni’s legal team said in the docs that they reached out to Ferrer’s attorneys “twice” to communicate regarding the subpoena but were allegedly “ignored.”