The legal debacle between celebrities Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively is far from over. At least, that’s what Justin Baldoni’s lawyer has to say, insisting that Blake Lively has not yet won and that she shouldn’t be celebrating this soon.
A judge recently dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit that was made against Lively. As noted via Newsweek, Baldoni’s laywer Bryan Freedman is taking the next steps necessary to continue their legal battle against Lively.
Here’s his latest statement regarding this endeavor:
“Ms. Lively and her team’s predictable declaration of victory is false,” Freedman shared.
“This case is about false ccusations of sexual harassment and retaliation and a nonexistent smear campaign, which Ms. Lively’s own team conveniently describes as ‘untraceable’ because they cannot prove what never happened,” he continued.
“Most importantly, Ms. Lively’s own claims are no truer today than they were yesterday, and with the facts on our side, we march forward with the same confidence that we had when Ms. Lively and her cohorts initiated this battle and look forward to her forthcoming deposition, which I will be taking.”
Currently, Baldoni’s legal team has until June 23 to refile the amended claims of their dismissed lawsuit. The court is allowing the team to amend four of the seven claims against Blake Lively, with the court having dismissed the defamation-related claims, which the team hopes will allow them to provide more evidence and refined allegations.
Although Lively‘s legal team is quite happy with the outcome so far, especially having the initial $400 million defamation lawsuit dismissed by a judge, Freedman could be right in that it’s too early to celebrate. Especially if they’re being allowed to amend four of their seven claims.
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the legal situation between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively as we have them, including whether or not Baldoni’s lawyer has any additional statements to share. In the meantime, they do seem to be right in that the debacle will still be ongoing.