Justin Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman responded to Blake Lively's motion to dismiss his client's defamation lawsuit against the 'It Ends With Us' star, calling it 'one of the most abhorrent examples of abusing our legal system.

Blake Lively is asking a judge to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit against her, arguing that her “It Ends With Us” co-star is “weaponizing” his own defamation claim to retaliate against her for publicly speaking out about her sexual harassment accusations against him.

Baldoni and Lively have been entangled in a legal battle since December 2024 when the actress claimed the director made inappropriate sexual remarks to her on the set of “It Ends With