The 'It Ends With Us' Trial Is Coming — Here Is What Justin Baldoni's Legal Team Just Said

Justin Baldoni's legal team responded to the court ruling dismissing 10 of Blake Lively's claims. Here is their statement and what it signals about the upcoming jury trial.

Justin Baldoni's legal team's response to the federal court ruling that dismissed ten of Blake Lively's thirteen claims — reported by Just Jared as one of the week's developing stories — represents the specific adversarial communication whose content signals the particular litigation strategy that the remaining three claims' jury trial requires.

For the specific claims that survived: the three remaining claims involve allegations about the coordinated public relations campaign that Lively alleges Baldoni's team orchestrated to damage her reputation after she raised concerns about the working conditions on 'It Ends With Us.' These are the claims whose jury trial potential is most significant because documentary evidence — internal communications, PR strategy documents, the specific text messages and emails that the New York Times' December 2024 report was partly based on — creates the particular evidentiary context where a jury, rather than a judge, evaluates credibility.

For Baldoni's legal position after the dismissals: ten claims dismissed including the sexual harassment allegation is the specific legal outcome that his attorneys will characterise as a significant vindication. The three surviving claims represent a narrowed but still significant legal exposure — particularly the PR campaign allegations whose specific evidentiary core is the documentary evidence that Lively's team has apparently assembled.

For his ongoing countersuit: Baldoni's claim against Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist — alleging a smear campaign that damaged his reputation and career — remains active and provides his legal team the particular strategic tool of making the trial's narrative about mutual misconduct rather than singular responsibility.

For the specific Sony revelations: the confirmation that Sony's marketing campaign was 'out of touch' by Sony's own internal acknowledgement creates a particular complication for all parties — it confirms something went wrong with the film's public rollout without specifically attributing responsibility for the specific events that each lawsuit addresses.