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Justin Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman is speaking out after a judge dismissed Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against his client, calling the ruling a major legal victory.

He said the decision confirms that the allegations lacked merit and emphasized that “the truth has prevailed.”

While the dismissal significantly weakens the case, some remaining claims are still set to move forward.

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00:00Justin Baldoni's attorney is now speaking out after his major wins against Blake Lively.
00:04As everyone knows by now, Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively have been involved in a long-standing legal battle
00:09ever since they worked together on the film It Ends With Us.
00:11Things came to a major head this week when a federal judge threw out 10 of the 13 allegations that
00:17Blake Lively made against Justin Baldoni.
00:19Included in those 10 allegations that were thrown out were the harassment claims and the defamation claims.
00:25Blake Lively's attorney already released a statement saying that the harassment claims aren't going forward,
00:29not because the defendants didn't do anything wrong, but because Blake Lively was an independent contractor and not an employee.
00:35Meanwhile, now Justin Baldoni's lawyer has spoken out and he said from the beginning,
00:39Justin and the other defendants have maintained their innocence and that it's gratifying to see the courts ruling.
00:45Now, the battle between these two is not over yet.
00:47They're still going to a civil trial next month over the remaining three allegations.
00:51We're still going to hear their arguments when it comes to Blake's allegations of retaliation,
00:55and trying to destroy her career.
00:56So Justin's not out of the woods just yet.
00:58This was still a major update, so go ahead and let us know your thoughts.
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