Mr. Baldoni had accused Ms. Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, of trying to destroy his reputation. The Times had brought the feud into the public eye.

A judge on Monday dismissed Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit against Hollywood power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, a major development in the ongoing civil litigation between former co-stars Lively and Baldoni.

Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against Blake Lively was dismissed by a federal judge in New York on Monday. The "It Ends With Us" co-stars have been in a heated legal feud since 2024.