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

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.

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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.

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.