
Ryan Reynolds Files Motion to Dismiss Justin Baldoni's Complaint Against Him, His Lawyers & Spokesperson Release New Statements

Ryan Reynolds‘ legal team has filed paperwork to dismiss the Justin Baldoni complaint against him.
If you don’t know, in January, Justin filed a legal suit against his It Ends with Us co-star Blake Lively and her husband Ryan, among others, for $400 million. In one of the lawsuit filings, Justin included text messages that he and Ryan allegedly exchanged.
Ryan has now filed motion to dismiss paperwork.
Keep reading to find out more…
His lawyers, Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, told Just Jared in a statement, “The entirety of Mr. Baldoni’s case appears to be based on Mr. Reynolds allegedly privately calling Mr. Baldoni a ‘predator,’ but here is the problem, that is not defamation unless they can show that Mr. Reynolds did not believe that statement to be true. The complaint doesn’t allege that, and just the opposite, the allegations in the complaint suggest that Mr.
If you don’t know, in January, Justin filed a legal suit against his It Ends with Us co-star Blake Lively and her husband Ryan, among others, for $400 million. In one of the lawsuit filings, Justin included text messages that he and Ryan allegedly exchanged.
Ryan has now filed motion to dismiss paperwork.
Keep reading to find out more…
His lawyers, Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, told Just Jared in a statement, “The entirety of Mr. Baldoni’s case appears to be based on Mr. Reynolds allegedly privately calling Mr. Baldoni a ‘predator,’ but here is the problem, that is not defamation unless they can show that Mr. Reynolds did not believe that statement to be true. The complaint doesn’t allege that, and just the opposite, the allegations in the complaint suggest that Mr.
- 3/18/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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