A federal judge has ended Justin Baldoni's $400 million legal action against his "It Ends with Us" costar Blake Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds and The New York Times.
On Oct. 31, U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman entered final judgment in the case, effectively terminating the Jan. 16 countersuit initiated by plaintiffs Baldoni, his company Wayfarer Studios, studio cofounder Steve Sarowitz, studio CEO Jamey Heath, crisis PR specialist Melissa Nathan and publicist Jennifer Abel.
"On October 17, 2025, the Court issued an order directing the parties to show cause why final judgment should not be entered in this case," Liman wrote in his order.
"The time for the Wayfarer Parties to file an amended complaint has lapsed," he added, noting that "only Defendant Blake Lively ("Lively") responded to the Order to Show Cause." The parties had until Oct. 24 "to show cause ... why final judgment should not be entered."
However, the plaintiffs have the right to appeal. Lively's request for attorneys' fees is ongoing.
