One big early milestone that you see in a lot of these legal grudge matches—including, tonight, the defamation case Justin Baldoni is bringing against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds—is the part where the defendants try to get the case against them dismissed outright,

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have requested a judge to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit as controversy persists. A New York judge has scheduled a trial for March 2026 and moved an initial conference to next week,

Justin Baldoni's lawyer has been accused of trying to turn potential jurors against Blake Lively ahead of a March 2026 trial date.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' lawyers proclaimed they wanted Bryan Freedman disciplined by the courts for the attorney’s "extrajudicial statements" in the media against the actress for his client Justin Baldoni in the multiple lawsuits battle between the It Ends With Us co-stars.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are seeking to dismiss the $400 million lawsuit brought against them by the actress’ “It Ends With Us” director and co-star, Justin Baldoni. Lively, 37, and her 48-year-old husband told a federal judge Thursday of their intentions ahead of their first hearing Monday in the stars’ competing lawsuits,

Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds told a federal judge Thursday that they will seek to dismiss Justin Baldoni ‘s defamation lawsuit. Attorneys for the two sides are due in court Monday for the first hearing on the megafeud between the two “It Ends With Us” co-stars.

Baldoni previously accused his It Ends With Us costar of trying to "destroy" him with false allegations of sexual misconduct

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds revealed they will move to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit, informing a federal judge of the decision on Thursday, reported Variety.

Lively "has made clear" that she "does not want Mr. Freedman to be the attorney who takes her deposition," Baldoni's lawyer Kevin Fritz alleged in a letterKevin Fritz, a lawyer for Justin Baldoni, clamed in a letter to Judge Lewis J.

A New York court has also set a March 2026 trial date and intends to consolidate the crisscrossing lawsuits between Lively and her director and co-star, who is suing both Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are reportedly seeking to dismiss Justin Baldoni's defamation lawsuit against them. According to Variety, the couple informed a federal judge of their intentions on Thursday,