Blake Lively seems to have celebrated the dismissal of a Justin Baldoni legal case involving defamation.
For Halloween the 38-year-old beauty and her husband Ryan Reynolds had fun dressing up in costumes.
They were the old couple Carl and Ellie from the 2009 animated classic film Up.
The 38-year-old actress took to Instagram to show her fans how much hard work it was turning into Ellie; it took baby powder and her Blake Brown Beauty products.
The Gossip Girl vet also impressively did all of her own makeup to make herself look 50 years older.
‘Halloween by @blakebrownbeauty & ALL the baby powder,’ she captioned the post. ‘*Child’s sock to wipe the excess powder off your face not included ♥️ @vancityreynolds.’
The looker dressed in a yellow frock, brown coat and colorful scarf.
Blake Lively seems to have celebrated her recent Justin Baldoni legal win. For Halloween the 38-year-old beauty and her husband Ryan Reynolds had fun dressing up in costumes. They were the old couple Carl and Ellie from the 2009 animated classic film Up
The 38-year-old actress took to Instagram to show her fans how much hard work it was turning into Ellie; it took baby powder and her Blake Brown Beauty products
Lively also shows Reynolds, 49, in gray pants and a brown coat. The couple — who are parents to daughters James, 10, Inez, 9, and Betty, 6, and son Olin, 2 — have something to celebrate.
Justin Baldoni’s multimillion-dollar defamation claims against the couple and the New York Times have seemingly been thrown out by a judge.
New court papers obtained by the Daily Mail reveal a final judgment has been entered, apparently ending Baldoni’s lawsuits against the three parties in the district court.
The 41-year-old actor and director had been given a window to respond after a judge dismissed his case in June but he did not file an amended complaint by the deadline.
US District Court Judge Lewis Liman revealed in court on Friday that he had ‘contacted all parties on October 17 to warn them that he’d be entering a final judgment to conclude the case’.
According to People, Lively was the only one to respond, asking the judge to finalize the dismissal while keeping her request for legal fees open — a move the court approved. Baldoni still retains the right to appeal the judgment once the court rules on this request.
His $400 million suit against the Times accused the newspaper of defaming him with its bombshell exposé detailing Lively’s claims of sexual harassment on set of It Ends With Us — allegations he has repeatedly denied.
The Gossip Girl vet also impressively did all of her own makeup to make herself look 50 years older
‘Halloween by @blakebrownbeauty & ALL the baby powder,’ she captioned the post. ‘*Child’s sock to wipe the excess powder off your face not included ♥️ @vancityreynolds’
The legal war erupted last year when Lively accused Baldoni of inappropriate behavior on set, prompting him and his company, Wayfarer Studios, to fire back with a defamation suit against the actress, her publicist Leslie Sloane, and husband Ryan Reynolds.
But now, part of his counterattack appears to have collapsed — leaving Baldoni to now face Lively’s sexual harassment lawsuit.
Justin Baldoni’s courtroom crusade against Lively, Reynolds and the New York Times has seemingly been thrown out by a judge
According to the latest filings, the actress is also seeking to recover her attorneys’ fees from defending against Baldoni’s failed claims.
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Baldoni, Lively and Reynolds for further comment on the story.
The news comes after the latest allegations in the ongoing litigation between the former co-stars focus on claims the actor allegedly illicitly used technology to orchestrate a smear campaign against his costar.
Baldoni and his team of attorneys, agents and public relations professionals used digital tricks to conceal critical evidence in the legal proceedings, lawyers for Lively, 38, claimed in a court filing obtained by the Daily Mail on Wednesday.
Her team claimed: ‘Defendants have hid the ball at every turn in the discovery process, either failing to produce documents, or improperly cloaking them in the attorney-client privilege.’
Lively’s lawyers said that from Baldoni’s camp forced ‘no less than twelve discovery-related motions to date against’ them.
Lively and Reynolds seen in April at the Time 100 Gala in NYC
A former Baldoni associate in Jonesworks LLC – a PR firm and a third-party defendant in the case – raised similar allegations in a filing on Wednesday, Deadline reported after reviewing court documents.
Attorneys for Lively, who is wed to actor Ryan Reynolds, 49, said in the court paper that Baldoni coordinated an effort with associates from Wayfarer Studios and PR professionals such as Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, with apps, auto-deleting messages and other digital elements coming into play.
Baldoni and his team worked in concert to try to destroy Lively’s reputation with the use of multiple digital resources, which included the app Signal; voice memos; and other software, lawyers for the Los Angeles-born actress said in the court paper.
Baldoni and his associates took multiple actions indicating they were aware litigation could be in the future, and sought to conceal information in the case that would not be advantageous if publicly exposed, Lively’s lawyers said in the filing.
Details about Signal and other efforts were gleaned from depositions with former employees of Nathan, including Katherine Case and Breanna Butler, Deadline reported, citing legal documents it reviewed.
The star claimed Baldoni had sexually harassed her while making It Ends with Us, which was a surprise hit when it arrived in theaters in August last year. Baldoni denied the allegation.
The movie earned $148 million at the domestic box office, and $350 million globally – but whatever goodwill the film garnered has since been overshadowed by the allegations made by its stars.
The motion picture, which also starred Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar and Kevin McKidd, was based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover. The storyline of the film centered around a toxic relationship between Lily Bloom (played by Lively) and Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni).
