India, Nov. 7 -- A few days ago, it was reported that Director and actor Justin Baldoni's $400 million extortion and defamation lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds has officially been dismissed after he failed to meet a court-imposed deadline to amend his claims. Now, Variety has reported that Blake has suffered a huge sum, close to $161 million, in damages due to the smear campaign launched against her by Baldoni. (Also read: Blake Lively breaks silence on Justin Baldoni's $650 million lawsuit dismissal: 'Felt the pain of manufactured shame')

The new report now states that the actor has suffered a significant financial loss as a result of the ongoing legal battle. As the actor prepares to go to trial next March in her lawsuit...