Justin Baldoni's Lawyer Speaks Out After Blake Lively Claims Are Dismissed

Justin Baldoni‘s attorney is offering more insight after a judge ruled to dismiss 10 of Blake Lively's 13 claims against the actor in an ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit.

"Since the first day of this case, when Justin and the other defendants were blindsided by these allegations, the legal team on the ground from the beginning have worked extremely long days and nights defending this case through transparency by releasing the actual truthful text messages, and by welcoming and facilitating the release of all documents exhibiting the truth," Bryan Freedman said in a statement to TMZ on Friday, April 3.

Freedman noted that the defendants "were not afraid of the truth."

"The plan was not only to speak the truth but to also show that same truth over and over again through the presentation of actual evidence," he continued. "Neither Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath nor any of the other defendants have engaged in the sexual harassment of Blake Lively."

In his response, Freedman called it "gratifying" to see how the court ruling "confirms what the legal team believed from day one," adding, "Despite our clients being accused of DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) in defending these claims and despite our client being referred to in writing as a predator, what I said, on behalf of our client's day one and every day since then is true. Our clients are very good people who have not engaged in this sexual harassment as alleged. As such, they have deserved a vigorous defense which was led through transparency."

News broke on Thursday, April 2, that Judge Lewis Liman ruled to dismiss the majority of Lively's claims against Baldoni, 42. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, the judge threw out Lively's allegations of harassment, defamation and conspiracy.

Three claims remain ongoing in the case, including breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation. The remaining claims can proceed to trial.

Lively's attorney Sigrid McCawley addressed the development in a statement to Us on Thursday.

"This case has always been and will remain focused on the devastating retaliation and the extraordinary steps the defendants took to destroy Blake Lively's reputation because she stood up for safety on the set and that is the case that is going to trial," she noted. "For Blake Lively, the greatest measure of justice is that the people and the playbook behind these coordinated digital attacks have been exposed and are already being held accountable by other women they've targeted. She looks forward to testifying at trial and continuing to shine a light on this vicious form of online retaliation so that it becomes easier to detect and fight."

The statement continued: "Sexual harassment isn't going forward not because the defendants did nothing wrong but because the court determined Blake Lively was an independent contractor, not an employee."

Lively, 38, originally sued Baldoni in December 2024, accusing her It Ends With Us costar and director of sexual harassment and orchestrating an alleged smear campaign against her. Baldoni has vehemently denied the allegations and subsequently countersued Lively. His lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in June 2025.

Lively and Baldoni's trial is currently set to begin on May 18.

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This story was originally published April 3, 2026 at 6:47 AM.