"Blake Lively WITHDRAWS emotional distress claim against Justin Baldoni"

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In a not so shocking turn of events, Blake Lively has withdrawn her claims that Justin Baldoni has inflicted "emotional distress". 

"Blake Lively is attempting to withdraw her claims against Justin Baldoni of intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The move comes after Baldoni’s legal team sought discovery that included her medical records in their efforts to defend the “It Ends With Us” director against her claim that she suffered “severe emotional distress and pain, humiliation, embarrassment, belittlement, frustration and mental anguish.” Lively’s attempt to withdraw the two claims surfaced in a filing Monday by Baldoni’s attorneys, who are seeking to compel the actress to sign a HIPAA release for access to therapy notes and other relevant information.

“Instead of complying with the Medical RFPs, Ms. Lively’s counsel recently advised us, in writing, that Ms. Lively is withdrawing her [infliction of emotional distress] Claims,” today’s filing states. “However, Ms. Lively has refused the Wayfarer Parties’ reasonable request that the withdrawal of such claims be with prejudice. She is only willing to withdraw her claims without prejudice. In other words, Ms. Lively wants to simultaneously: (a) refuse to disclose the information and documents needed to disprove that she suffered any emotional distress and/or that the Wayfarer Parties were the cause; and (b) maintain the right to re-file her IED Claims at an unknown time in this or some other court after the discovery window has closed.”"

More on variety: https://variety.com/2025/film/news/blake-lively-abandons-claims-justin-baldoni-1236414177/

This drama keeps unfolding 

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[PartySick 172,339]

I still have no idea who these people are and at this point I feel like getting caught up would be the equivalent of trying to catch up to a boring Netflix series in its 8th season

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1 minute ago, PartySick said:

I still have no idea who these people are and at this point I feel like getting caught up would be the equivalent of trying to catch up to a boring Netflix series in its 8th season

Basically it's Serena Van Der Woodsen v. Rafael Solano in the most unexpected crossover episode: Jane the Virgin is secretly Gossip Girl xoxo 

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2 minutes ago, salty like sodium said:

Basically it's Serena Van Der Woodsen v. Rafael Solano in the most unexpected crossover episode: Jane the Virgin is secretly Gossip Girl xoxo 

Idk who those people are either  

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1 minute ago, PartySick said:

Idk who those people are either  

it's time for you to watch some tv girl 

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This **** just keeps getting messier and messier lol

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6 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Idk who those people are either  

Wtf do you live under a rock?

Spoiler

I also don't know 

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6 minutes ago, ALGAYDO said:

This **** just keeps getting messier and messier lol

tell me about it, by the time the trial starts the complaints will have escalated to a double murder situation at this rate 

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Not my telenovela dropping another chapter, OMG 

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29 minutes ago, salty like sodium said:

it's time for you to watch some tv girl 

TV is boring

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14 minutes ago, PartySick said:

TV is boring

no those are T.V. (Taylor's Version). The T.V. of this case is likely more entertaining than the actual case though.  (Swifties don't hit me this was a joke)

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1 hour ago, PartySick said:

Idk who those people are either  

Two characters from one of my top favorite shows

One character, I hate them with such a passion.

The other one, well 😈

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1 hour ago, PartySick said:

I still have no idea who these people are and at this point I feel like getting caught up would be the equivalent of trying to catch up to a boring Netflix series in its 8th season

You won't get the full fantasy if you were not in it from the beginning. An objective run down would be: 

🖤 Blake Lively is Ryan Reynolds wife, she starred in a film directed by Justin Baldoni, an indie director, that involved themes of domestic violence. In the months prior to the film's release, Blake was the center of negative backlash on social media, with thousands of comments criticizing her fashion, her brand promotions, and her tone during the press tour. 

After the film's release, with the negative press against her piling up, Blake released a hit piece on The New York Times, alleging that Justin Baldoni, her co-star and director, sexually harrassed her, and the entirety of the negative press she received, was nothing but a dedicated smear campaign against her, conducted by him. In response, he sued her for defamation, and that's where we're at . 

That's the shortest, most unbiased version of this drama I can give you. What this specific chapter means is: Blake Lively alleged emotional distress during their conflict, and Baldoni's teams demands evidence to back this claim. Lively does not want to provide medical records or evidence of any kind to support her statement, so she withdraws it "without prejudice"; meaning: she wants to withdraw the claim FOR NOW, to avoid providing any medical records, but she'll be able to bring it up later on in the trial, if she so feels. 

What Baldoni's team demands, is that her withdrawal is made "with prejudice", meaning she won't be able to make that claim again later on. It's all legal chess strategy: Blake does not want to provide her medical records to prove she legitimately experienced emotional distress during the film's shooting; but she still wants to be able to claim emotional distress later on . 

A mess.