India, June 3 -- The latest twist in the simmering Blake-Baldoni legal drama, is: *drumrolls* - her dropping two of her claims against her It Ends With Us arch-nemesis. Now before you raise your eyebrows, no these aren't the sexual harassment claims which are essentially the kingpin of Blake's entire case. On June 2, Blake requested a withdrawal and dismissal of her claims against Justin, citing intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

So has she had a change of heart, seeing the freefall Justin's career and reputation has taken since this saga broke out into the public scene? That's an easy no.

Blake's lawyers, Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, in a statement to PEOPLE asserted, "Once ag...