United Kingdom, June 13 -- Justin Baldoni and his lawyers "would not hesitate" to take on Blake Lively in court again.

The It Ends with Us co-stars had been locked in a legal dispute since December 2024, when Blake accused Justin - who also directed the film of sexual harassment and co-ordinating a smear campaign against her, prompting him and his Wayfarer Studios to hit back with a countersuit against the 38-year-old actress and her husband Ryan Reynolds, accusing the Hollywood couple of defamation and extortion.

But Justin subsequently had his countersuit claims dismissed by a judge and in April, Blake's sexual harassment claims were tossed out on jurisdictional grounds, leading to them reaching an out-of-court settlement, just two we...