In a major victory for Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds, a New York federal judge has sided with the actress in a messy legal battle involving her 'It Ends With Us' director and co-star, whom she accused of alleged sexual harassment and weaponizing social media.

Ms. Sloane never told me that Ms. Lively was sexually harassed or sexually assaulted by Justin Baldoni or anyone else,” James Vituscka says.

Blake Lively ramps up her legal fight with Justin Baldoni, accusing him of contradicting his #MeToo stance. Meanwhile, her hair-care brand Blake Brown faces a trademark dispute over "Beauty by Blake."

Baldoni filed a defamation lawsuit against Blake Lively and her team and his legal team claimed that Sloane was pushing a “false narrative,” striving to “destroy Baldoni and his reputation.” The journalist has now come forward and admitted to using the words ‘sexual assault’ wrongly in his text message.