CALIFORNIA — U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman on Thursday dismissed 10 of the 13 claims Blake Lively brought against Justin Baldoni in her sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. Liman allowed three claims — breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting in retaliation — to proceed to trial, which is scheduled to take place in May.

The dismissed claims included harassment, defamation, and conspiracy. Liman ruled that Lively could not bring a sexual harassment claim under federal law because she was an independent contractor. He also ruled that Lively could not file a harassment claim under California law because the filming took place in New Jersey.

Lively filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department on Dec. 20, 2024, accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation. She followed that with a federal civil lawsuit against Baldoni on Dec. 31, 2024. In late February, Lively filed an amended complaint against Baldoni, his company, the firm's chief executive, and other defendants.

Lively's lawyers said their client was kissed, nuzzled and touched without her consent and that Baldoni was consistently inappropriate and crossed boundaries on set. Lively accused Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios production company of orchestrating a punitive smear campaign after she spoke out about what she described as a toxic work environment on the film set. She also alleged that Baldoni hired publicists to seed and amplify negative stories online in retaliation against her.

Baldoni and his lawyers argued that Lively used exaggerated charges of misconduct to seize control of the film and cast Baldoni as a villain. His legal team also argued that her allegations about on-set behavior amounted to minor grievances and that he had a right to defend himself from false allegations. At a January court hearing, one of Baldoni's attorneys argued that Lively knew the film would feature hot and sexy scenes when she signed on and that the harassment allegations were part of the movie's creative process.

Baldoni filed a countersuit against Lively seeking $400 million, but a federal judge dismissed that countersuit. The two attended a mediation session with a magistrate judge in February that did not result in a settlement.

A hearing was scheduled for Thursday at 5 p.m. ET over Zoom.