Blake Lively Channels Gossip Girl in Colorful Co-ord After Justin Baldoni’s $400M Countersuit Is Dropped

Blake Lively Channels Gossip Girl in Colorful Co-ord After Justin Baldoni’s 0M Countersuit Is Dropped

Blake Lively appeared to be taking inspiration from her Gossip Girl days as she stepped out in a rather eye catching co-ord in New York on Wednesday. 

The actress, who starred as Serena Van Der Woodsen in the iconic series from 2007 until 2012, wowed in a stylish multi-coloured blazer jacket and mini skirt. 

Putting on a very leggy display in the bright ensemble, she paired the look with blue heels and a bright blue handbag adorned with 3D strawberries. 

The star, 37, couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as she beamed following the latest development in her ongoing legal case with Justin Baldoni this week. 

On Monday it was revealed that the director’s $400million countersuit against Blake  has been dismissed in a major setback for the actor’s hopes for a blockbuster win over the millionaire actress.

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Blake Lively Channels Gossip Girl in Colorful Co-ord After Justin Baldoni’s 0M Countersuit Is Dropped

Blake Lively took inspiration from her Gossip Girl days in multi-coloured checked co-ord as she stepped out in New York on Wednesday after Baldoni’s $400m countersuit against her was dropped

Putting on a very leggy display in the bright ensemble, she paired the look with blue heels and a bright blue handbag adorned with 3D strawberries

Putting on a very leggy display in the bright ensemble, she paired the look with blue heels and a bright blue handbag adorned with 3D strawberries

However despite Blake’s relaxed demeanour, Justin’s lawyer has blasted Blake’s appearance at the 18th Annual Tribeca Artists Dinner on Monday night as a ‘false victory tour’.

Bryan Freedman spoke with TMZ Live on Tuesday, and admitted that while he and the Baldoni camp ‘weren’t pleased that that the judge dismissed the defamation claim,‘ it wasn’t ‘what the case is about.’

The attorney then recapped the series of events that led to the massive litigation surrounding the surprise summer hit.

Daily Mail has reached out to reps for Blake for further comment on the story. 

‘We got started because Blake Lively filed a CRD complaint and then walked over and filed a lawsuit,’ he said, ‘which accused some very good people of a smear campaign and accused a terrific young man of sexual harassment – both of the which were completely untrue.’

‘And that’s where the case got started’ and ‘where the case stands today.’

‘What we wanted our win is to show there was no smear campaign, and there’s no sexual harassment,’ Freedman explained. ‘And she hasn’t proved a thing – as a matter of fact, it’s just the opposite.’

Freedman told TMZ Live that evidence presented in the early stages of litigation has been damning for Lively and Reynolds.

However despite Blake's relaxed demeanour, Justin's lawyer has blasted Blake's appearance at the 18th Annual Tribeca Artists Dinner on Monday night as a 'false victory tour'

However despite Blake’s relaxed demeanour, Justin’s lawyer has blasted Blake’s appearance at the 18th Annual Tribeca Artists Dinner on Monday night as a ‘false victory tour’ 

The actress starred as Serena Van Der Woodsen in the iconic series from 2007 until 2012 alongside Leighton Meester

The actress starred as Serena Van Der Woodsen in the iconic series from 2007 until 2012 alongside Leighton Meester

‘Look at the facts, look at what’s been shown, look at the receipts, look at the video,’ said the lawyer.

Freedman told the outlet that proving the claims Lively made to be false has always been the chief focus for Baldoni’s team, ‘in addition to getting damages.’ 

He said he was hoping Lively didn’t ‘drop her lawsuit … because she’s on a false victory tour, and she’s afraid of the truth.

‘The truth is, you know, going to be shown through depositions, which is what’s going to be next, I’ve noticed her deposition – it’s set in June – we’re going to see if she’s going to appear at that deposition or not,’ Freedman said. ‘And we’re gonna proceed forward with the case, and we’re gonna show that there was no sexual harassment, and we’re gonna show that there was no smear campaign.’ 

The actress on Monday released a powerful statement hours after the news broke as she took to Instagram. 

She wrote: ‘Last week, I stood proudly alongside 19 organizations united in defending women’s rights to speak up for their safety.

‘Like so many others, I’ve felt the pain of a retaliatory lawsuit, including the manufactured shame that tries to break us.’

The Los Angeles-born star continued: ‘While the suit against me was defeated, so many don’t have the resources to fight back.’

Blake , who shares four children with husband Ryan Reynolds, vowed that she was ‘more resolved than ever to continue to stand for every woman’s right to have a voice in protecting themselves, including their safety, their integrity, their dignity and their story.’

Jude Lewis J Liman dismissed Justin's suit alleging defamation and extortion on the basis that all Blake's allegations were made within privileged court papers

Jude Lewis J Liman dismissed Justin’s suit alleging defamation and extortion on the basis that all Blake’s allegations were made within privileged court papers

On Monday night Blake spoke out for the first time since the news as she released a powerful statement reflecting on the events

On Monday night Blake spoke out for the first time since the news as she released a powerful statement reflecting on the events 

The Gossip Girl alum wrapped up in thanking those in the public who have supported her amid the turbulent past year. 

‘With love and gratitude for the many who stood by me, many of you I know,’ Lively said. ‘Many of you I don’t. But I will never stop appreciating or advocating for you.’ 

The It Ends With Us actress, whose legal battle with Justin has had a significant impact on her friendship with Taylor Swift, added a list of groups that had publicly supported her amid the highly-publicized Tinseltown tussle. 

Among them, in alphabetical order, were the California Employment Lawyers Association, California Women’s Law Center, CHILD USA, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, Equal Rights Advocates, Esperanza United, Her Justice, and Herunivercity Inc.     

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