Lawyers for Lively called the judge's decision "a total victory and a complete vindication."

Despite Blake Lively recently dropping claims against Justin Baldoni of inflicting emotional distress — the actress still has a route to pursue those accusations moving forward.

The judge said the Times had simply reported on Lively's original legal filing alleging harassment on set and a retaliatory smear campaign, and that it had taken the trouble to seek a reaction from B...