United Kingdom, June 9 -- Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against Blake Lively has been dismissed by a federal judge.

The 41-year-old actor previously launched a $400 million countersuit against his 'It Ends with Us' co-star, her husband Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane - the couple's publicist - and the New York Times newspaper, after she accused her former co-star of causing her "severe emotional distress".

Following the judge's decision, Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, Blake's attorneys, said in a statement obtained by People: "Today's opinion is a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively, along with those that Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties dragged into their retaliatory lawsuit, including Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane ...