Justin Baldoni's attorney is breaking his silence after his $400 million countersuit against Blake Lively was dismissed by the judge.
In a statement obtained by PEOPLE Tuesday, June 10, the It Ends With Us actor-director's lawyer Bryan Freedman said Lively and her team's "predictable declaration of victory is false."
On June 9, Judge Lewis J. Liman granted motions to dismiss Baldoni's countersuit against Lively, 37, her husband Ryan Reynolds and their publicist, which alleged extortion and defamation, as well as his $250 million libel lawsuit against The New York Times.
The judge noted that Baldoni's legal team can still amend the claims for breach of implied covenant and tortious interference with contract, with a deadline of June 23.
Freedman added, "This case is about false accusations of sexual harassment and retaliation and a nonexistent smear campaign, which Ms. Lively’s own team conveniently describes as 'untraceable' because they cannot prove what never happened."
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