United Kingdom, March 21 -- Justin Baldoni's lawyers have branded Blake Lively's attempt to dismiss his lawsuit "abhorrent".

The 'Gossip Girl' actress' legal team filed a motion to dismiss on Thursday (20.03.25), in which they argued her 'It Ends With Us' co-star and director's $400 million defamation claim waas "vengeful and rambling" and accused him of using the legal system to punish Blake for speaking out about workplace retaliation and sexual harassment.

And now, in a response to the move, Justin's lawyer Brian Freedman slammed the 37-year-old actress and accused her and her team of trying to "twist" the law.

He told People magazine: "Ms. Lively's recent motion to dismiss herself from the self-concocted disaster she initiated is o...