Blake Lively addresses ‘unfathomably painful’ Justin Baldoni case after judge torpedoes lawsuit

Blake Lively is speaking retired — successful her ain words — aft a judge tossed retired her intersexual harassment claims against her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni.

“I americium grateful for nan Court’s ruling which allows nan bosom of my lawsuit to beryllium presented to a assemblage adjacent month, and for nan expertise to yet show my communicative successful afloat astatine trial, for my ain sake, but besides for those who don’t person nan aforesaid opportunity to … galore of whom I person known and loved profoundly successful my life, and nan countless I’ll ne'er know,” nan actress, 38, wrote successful a lengthy connection connected her Instagram Stories Friday.

“The past point I wanted successful my life was a lawsuit, but I brought this lawsuit because of nan pervasive RETALIATION I faced, and continued to, for privately and professionally asking for a safe moving situation for myself and others.”

The “Gossip Girl” alum further shared that while her business mightiness beryllium seen by immoderate arsenic “celebrity drama,” she hopes others who person gone done akin situations tin subordinate to her story.

“The beingness symptom from integer unit is very real. It is abuse. And it’s everywhere. Not conscionable successful nan news, but successful your communities and schools,” she wrote.

Lively, whose reputation whitethorn ne'er recover from her tribunal conflict pinch Baldoni, explained that integer unit “affects america all,” including women and children.

“So overmuch captious activity has already been done to expose systems, strategies and players who harm. The activity to create much information is successful portion astatine trial, but it will besides proceed acold aft this proceedings is over. This is nan activity I’m astir proud of,” she shared.

“I couldn’t statesman to guidelines up if not for nan countless who’ve gone earlier maine – and nan masses who are still astir america each — creating laws, societal change, sparking conversations, rallying, moving privately and publicly, risking and sometimes losing everything for nan information of others successful each spaces. Some whose names we know, astir we don’t. Thank you. All of you.”

Lively said she “will ne'er extremity doing” her portion successful nan conflict to “expose nan systems and group who activity to harm, shame, soundlessness and retaliate against victims.”

“I cognize it’s a privilege to beryllium capable to guidelines up. I will not discarded it. Your support keeps maine going,” she concluded.

Reps for Baldoni didn’t instantly respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

Lively’s caller connection comes 1 time aft Judge Lewis Liman dismissed 10 of nan 13 claims she made against Baldoni successful her lawsuit, which she first revenge successful December 2024.

The allegations that were dismissed included harassment, defamation and conspiracy, leaving only breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting successful retaliation to proceed successful nan long-running ineligible saga.

An lawyer for Lively’s team spoke retired connected Thursday, telling Page Six that for nan “Simple Favor” actress, nan lawsuit “has ever been and will stay focused connected nan devastating retaliation and nan bonzer steps nan defendants took to destruct Blake Lively’s estimation because she stood up for information connected nan group and that is nan lawsuit that is going to trial.”

Sigrid McCawley added that for nan actress, “the top measurement of justness is that nan group and nan playbook down these coordinated integer attacks person been exposed and are already being held accountable by different women they’ve targeted.”

“She looks guardant to testifying astatine proceedings and continuing to radiance a ray connected this vicious shape of online retaliation truthful that it becomes easier to observe and fight,” nan connection concluded, while noting that nan “sexual harassment [claim] isn’t going guardant not because nan defendants did thing incorrect but because nan tribunal wished Blake Lively was an independent contractor, not an employee.” 

In a abstracted connection to Page Six connected Thursday, Baldoni’s attorneys said they were “grateful to nan Court for its observant reappraisal of nan facts, rule and voluminous grounds that was provided” and stated they “look guardant to presenting our defense to nan remaining claims successful court.”

Lively and Baldoni’s lengthy ineligible conflict started successful precocious 2024, erstwhile she accused nan “It Ends With Us” head of creating a “hostile activity environment,” sexual harassment and orchestrating an alleged smear run against her.

Baldoni, who has vehemently denied nan allegations, countersued Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for $400 cardinal but his suit was tossed by a judge successful June 2025.

Lively’s suit is scheduled for trial, starting connected May 18. Her and Baldoni’s lawyers will besides reportedly gathering connected Monday for a last-ditch colony attempt.