Justin Baldoni counter-suing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for extortion and defamation.

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Maybe it is over for JB or maybe not. This is from the first article link you provided.

In June, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman granted dismissal of Baldoni’s $400 million defamation and extortion countersuit, finding that Baldoni and his production company failed to state a viable claim. However, Liman ruled that Baldoni will be allowed to revise and refile some of the claims.

I had not heard about the hostile work environment claims. Interesting read and I wonder what will come of those.

There was no revised or refiled claim and the deadline is long passed.

Justin Baldoni Blows Deadline To Save $400 Million Blake Lively Lawsuit, Proving Silence Isn't Always Golden - Above the Law

When Judge Liman asked the actor's team to explain why his defamation case shouldn't be dismissed, they responded with... absolutely nothing.

abovethelaw.com