India, March 21 -- Blake Lively is seeking the dismissal of Justin Baldoni's $400 million defamation lawsuit against her and Ryan Reynolds. In a motion to dismiss filed in the Southern District of New York court Thursday, the Gossip Girl star argued that the It Ends With Us director has no right to sue her, citing the California state law.

"This lawsuit is a profound abuse of the legal process that has no place in federal court," Lively's attorneys, Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, said in the filing, according to People. "California law now expressly prohibits suing victims who speak out against sexual harassment or retaliation, whether in a lawsuit or in the press," it added.

Lively's legal team further argued that she is "firmly protec...