Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter An attorney for actor Justin Baldoni asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out Blake Lively’s lawsuit related to their 2024 film It Ends with Us, arguing that her sexual harassment and retaliation case amounts to no more than “petty slights.” Lawyers representing Lively rejected that characterization, alleging that Baldoni and other defendants took liberties to foster a sexually charged work environment during production that marginalized women, and later publicly attacked Lively after she raised concerns. Lively, 38, claims Baldoni, who directed and starred in the film along with his company Wayfarer Studios, orchestrated efforts to silence her and others from speaking out about what she describes as a hostile set environment. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman heard roughly three hours of arguments in a Manhattan courtroom as he considered whether the case should proceed. Lively claims Baldoni orchestrated efforts …