Blake Lively Drops Claims Of ‘Emotional Distress’ Against Justin Baldoni After Her Medical Records Are Demanded

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Baila Eve ZismanJune 3, 2025, 10:44 pmNews >

New legal filings show that Blake Lively has dropped some of her claims against Justin Baldoni in their ongoing court battle.

Lively’s decision comes shortly after Baldoni’s legal team requested access to Lively’s medical and mental health records to serve as evidence for her distress claims.

Lively and Baldoni have been locked in a legal battle regarding behind-the-scenes conflicts on the set of the 2024 film It Ends With Us, which was directed by Baldoni and starred Lively. In December 2024, Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni, alleging misconduct on the film’s set. Baldoni responded in January by countersuing Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds as well as their publicists, alleging extortion, defamation and more.

Lively’s original filing claimed Baldoni’s behavior toward her had resulted in an emotional impact that was “extreme, not only affecting her, but her family, including her husband and four children.“

Both cases are scheduled for trial in March 2026.

Last Friday, Lively voluntarily agreed to withdraw her claim of infliction of emotional distress, though she moved to drop the claim “without prejudice” so that she could refile it down the road. Baldoni challenged this move, arguing that Lively should be forced to abandon the claim and the judge overseeing the case turned down Lively’s bid for refile. On June 2, Lively then requested to withdraw and dismiss her claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Lively’s attorneys Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson shared a statement, declaring, “Once again, this is a routine part of the litigation process that is being used as a press stunt. We are doing what trial lawyers do: preparing our case for trial by streamlining and focusing it; they are doing what they do: desperately seeking another tired round of tabloid coverage.”

The statement continued, “[Lively] “continues to allege emotional distress, as part of numerous other claims in her lawsuit, such as sexual harassment and retaliation, and massive additional compensatory damages on all of her claims.”

Speaking with The New York Times in December, Lively explained, “I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted.”