Baldoni, who has denied her allegations of misconduct on set and a retaliatory smear campaign, later filed counterclaims against Lively and Reynolds involving allegations of extortion and defamation that were dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Lewis J. Liman in June 2025.

Blake Lively is entering a new chapter, and insiders say it may include rekindling her once-close friendship with Taylor Swift. The actress has been feeling noticeably lighter and more hopeful after a judge dismissed the PR firm’s defamation lawsuit connected to the controversy surrounding director Justin Baldoni.

Justin Baldoni claimed in a new court filing that he was deeply rattled by an alleged encounter with Blake Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds.

It Ends With Us' author Colleen Hoover allegedly told Justin Baldoni she'd been "disappointed personally by your actions many times" and that she "felt forced to choose" sides in his dispute with Blake Lively "when I did not want to.

Appearing in IF, Deadpool & Wolverine, and It Ends With Us throughout 2024, Blake Lively is certainly having a moment. And while she's been an A-lister for quite some time, not all of her movies have been smash hits.