Marvel Granted Request to Be Removed from Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's Legal Drama, Following Dismissal of Baldoni's $400 Million Lawsuit

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Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled that "the accusation [Baldoni's ineligible team] sought is nary longer applicable to a declare aliases defense successful this action"

Published connected June 9, 2025 10:27PM EDT

Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Credit :

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  • On June 9, nan judge overseeing Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's ineligible battle granted Marvel Entertainment LLC's request to quash a lawsuit issued by Baldoni's lawyers
  • The actor-director's ineligible squad antecedently sent a litigation clasp letter to Marvel, demanding that it support documents that mention Baldoni for imaginable usage successful his ongoing fight with Blake Lively and her hubby Ryan Reynolds, who worked connected nan Marvel movie Deadpool & Wolverine 
  • Earlier connected June 9, nan aforesaid judge dismissed Baldoni's $400 cardinal suit against Lively, Reynolds, and their publicist, making Baldoni's lawsuit to Marvel "no longer relevant" 

Marvel’s petition to beryllium removed from nan ongoing ineligible conflict betwixt Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has been granted, according to tribunal documents obtained by PEOPLE.

On Monday, June 9, U.S. District Court judge Lewis J. Liman granted Marvel Entertainment, LLC's petition for a tribunal bid to “quash nan lawsuit issued to Marvel from [Baldoni's] Wayfarer Parties and for a protective bid prohibiting nan disclosure of Marvel’s confidential documents.”

Marvel Entertainment, LLC first submitted nan letter to Judge Liman successful nan Southern District of New York connected April 25.

Baldoni’s ineligible squad had requested to entree communications concerning nan Nicepool characteristic introduced successful Deadpool & Wolverine, written by and starring Lively's hubby Ryan Reynolds. The petition was made successful an effort to reason nan characteristic was utilized to "bully" Baldoni, arsenic nan It Ends pinch Us director-actor's ineligible conflict responding to costar Lively's intersexual harassment and retaliation claims advanced.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

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Baldoni's lawyers sent Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger nan litigation clasp letter connected Jan. 7, demanding that they clasp onto documents that mention Baldoni for imaginable usage successful court.

Baldoni's ineligible squad was looking for documents "relating to aliases reflecting a deliberate effort to mock, harass, ridicule, intimidate aliases bully" nan Jane nan Virgin alum "through nan characteristic of Nicepool," among different subjects.

Ryan Reynolds arsenic Nicepool successful "Deadpool and Wolverine".

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Baldoni denied Lively's allegations and countersued nan actress, 37, Reynolds, 48, nan couple's publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloane's PR patient Vision PR, Inc., for $400 million, alleging defamation, civilian extortion and more.

Earlier Monday, Judge Liman dismissed Baldoni's $400 cardinal countersuit (but said he tin still amend immoderate claims by June 23 if he wishes to proceed).  Because of nan dismissal, "the accusation sought [from Marvel] is nary longer applicable to a declare aliases defense successful this action," Liman wrote.

Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman did not respond to PEOPLE’s petition for remark connected Monday.

Baldoni's suit was successful consequence to Lively's suit complete his alleged harassment. The character still seeks unspecified triple and punitive damages. A proceedings day for their case, Lively v. Wayfarer Studios et al., has been set for March 2026.