Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds will seek to dismiss the demand for defamation presented by the co -star and director of Break the circleJustin Baldoni, at the first audience of This case that It will take place next Monday in New York.
“The Lively-Reynolds parties intend to request the dismissal of the claim of the plaintiffs,” says a letter sent Thursday by the couple’s lawyer, Michael Gottlieb, Judge Lewis Liman, according to the specialized media Deadline.
The legal teams of both parties must be presented next Monday for the first hearing after On January 16, Baldoni sue Lively and her husband after the accusations of sexual harassment During the film recording, as well as the alleged discredit campaign against the US actress.
The director’s lawyers ask the Courtwhich set for March 9, 2026 the date of this trial, A amount of 400 million dollars as damages.
Last December, The actress accused In a complaint both to Baldoni and Wayfarer studies to make a “several level plan” to damage your reputationafter she complained about “repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behaviors” suffered during filming.
This plan, according to the demand, included a campaign on social networks and the publication of news to damage the reputation of Lively, during the film promotion tour.
On January 2, Baldoni also demanded The New York Times by defamation when publishing the complaint of his cast partner.
As published this week the British newspaper Daily MailBaldoni sent a voice message about six minutes to Lively asking him for the first time for his differences during the filming of the film.
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