One big early milestone that you see in a lot of these legal grudge matches—including, tonight, the defamation case Justin Baldoni is bringing against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds—is the part where the defendants try to get the case against them dismissed outright,

With the first actual hearing in the multi-million dollar lawsuits between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni coming up early next week, the Gossip Girl alum and spouse Ryan Reynolds have finally said the quiet part out loud.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds revealed they will move to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit, informing a federal judge of the decision on Thursday, reported Variety.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are seeking to dismiss co-star Justin Baldoni's $400 million defamation lawsuit. Baldoni's legal team claims this is an attempt to delay the discovery of facts. The dispute began with Lively's sexual harassment allegations,

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds seek to dismiss Justin Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit as court battle intensifies.

Blake Lively's brother-in-law apologized in an X post this week if he ever said anything "mean" or "unkind" to someone else. The post comes amid Lively's legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

Actor Bart Johnson said he is sorry for a December social media post that appeared to criticize the "It Ends With Us" director and his "man bun."

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' lawyers proclaimed they wanted Bryan Freedman disciplined by the courts for the attorney’s "extrajudicial statements" in the media against the actress for his client Justin Baldoni in the multiple lawsuits battle between the It Ends With Us co-stars.