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NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor and director Justin Baldoni against his 鈥淚t Ends With Us鈥� costar Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment and retaliation.

U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman’s decision is the latest development in the bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama that includes Lively suing Baldoni in late December.

Baldoni and production company Wayfarer Studios countersued in January for $400 million, accusing Lively and her husband, 鈥淒eadpool鈥� actor Ryan Reynolds, of defamation and extortion.

The judge ruled that Baldoni can鈥檛 sue Lively for defamation over claims she made in her lawsuit, because allegations made in a lawsuit are exempt from libel claims. Liman also ruled that Baldoni’s claims that Lively stole creative control of the film didn’t count as extortion under California law.

Baldoni’s legal team can revise the lawsuit if they want to pursue different claims related to whether Lively breached a contract, the judge said.

Emails seeking comment were sent to attorneys for Baldoni and Lively.

鈥淚t Ends With Us,鈥� an adaptation of Colleen Hoover鈥檚 bestselling 2016 novel that begins as a romance but takes a dark turn into domestic violence, was released in August, exceeding box office expectations with a $50 million debut. But the movie鈥檚 release was shrouded by speculation over discord between Lively and Baldoni.

The judge also dismissed Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, which had reported on Lively’s sexual harassment allegations.