But on June 9, Judge Lewis Liman threw out Baldoni's lawsuit, ruling that the statements at the center of the suits were either privileged or lacked the necessary legal basis for defamation — a legal victory for Lively, her team later said in a statement.

Justin Baldoni's attorneys argued that 'It Ends With Us' star Isabela Ferrer's opposition to Baldoni's subpoena "is primarily an inappropriate attack" on Baldoni

Baldoni’s legal team said in the docs that they reached out to Ferrer’s attorneys “twice” to communicate regarding the subpoena but were allegedly “ignored.”