Justin Baldoni has secured a major legal triumph. On Thursday, a judge officially threw out the sexual harassment claims brought against the actor and director by his It Ends With Us co-star, Blake Lively.
Following the court's decision, Baldoni's high-profile lead attorney, Bryan Freedman, took a well-deserved victory lap. In a statement released to the press on Friday morning, Freedman celebrated the ruling that gutted Lively's lawsuit, firmly declaring that "the truth has prevailed."
The bitter legal dispute originated from the 2024 production of the hit film adaptation It Ends With Us. Lively's lawsuit alleged that Baldoni sexually harassed her while on set. However, Baldoni's legal team aggressively pushed back, demanding the lawsuit be dismissed before it ever reached a trial.
As part of his defense, Baldoni argued that Lively had actually improvised a kiss during a scene that was eventually deleted from the movie's final cut. His team utilized this assertion as key context for why the harassment claims lacked merit and deserved to be thrown out.
With the judge's ruling to spike the harassment allegations, the dark legal cloud hanging over Baldoni has been significantly lifted, marking a definitive victory for him and his legal team.