Shockwaves in Hollywood: Judge Accused of Corruption as Justin Baldoni’s $400M Suit Against Blake Lively Collapses
According to court documents obtained by Page Six, the judge found that the lawsuit lacked sufficient grounds to move forward. The judge determined that the claims made in Lively’s official complaint were legally protected.
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According to Judge Liman, Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios production company “have not alleged that Lively is responsible for any statements other than the statements in her (California Civil Rights Department) complaint, which are privileged.”
As for Baldoni’s case against the NYT, Judge Liman stated in his opinion that “the alleged facts indicate that the Times reviewed the available evidence and reported, perhaps in a dramatized manner, what it believed to have happened.”
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He also wrote that “The Times had no obvious motive to favor Lively’s version of events.”
Judge Liman says Baldoni’s claims fall short of defamation standards
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According to the Judge, Baldwin’s lawsuit “alleged that Reynolds and Sloane made additional statements accusing Baldoni of sexual misconduct and that the ‘Times’ made additional statements accusing the Wayfarer Parties of engaging in a smear campaign.”
However, Judge Liman wrote that “The Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Reynolds, Sloane or the ‘Times’ would have seriously doubted these statements were true based on the information available to them, as is required for them to be liable for defamation under applicable law.”
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