Tyler Perry Warns of Erasure of Black History in Charged BET Awards Speech

Justin Baldoni's legal team allowed to file an amended complaint against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds after judge dismisses his $400 million defamation lawsuit against the couple. Blake Lively took to Instagram to claim victory after a judge dismissed Justin Baldoni's $400 million defamation lawsuit against the actress and her husband Ryan Reynolds yesterday. 'Like so many others, I've felt the pain of a retaliatory lawsuit, including the manufactured shame that tries to break us,' Lively wrote on an Instagram Story, 'While the suit against me was defeated, so many don't have the resources to fight back.' However, we learned that the battle between the It Ends with Us co-stars is far from over as Baldoni's legal team will be allowed to file an amended complaint. Though the defamation claim was thrown out, four out of the seven claims ranging from invasion of privacy to civil extortion are allowed to be amended. In a statement released to the Daily Mail, Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman said, 'Ms. Lively's own claims are no truer today than they were yesterday, and with the facts on our side, we march forward with the same confidence that we had when Ms. Lively and her cohorts initiated this battle and look forward to her forthcoming deposition, which I will be taking.' Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Doechii, and Future & Metro Boomin come out on top at the 2025 BET Awards. Rapper Kendrick Lamar cleaned up, scoring five wins including Male Hip Hop Artist, Album of the Year and Video of the Year at the 25th annual BET Awards at the Peacock Theater in LA last night. Singer-songwriter SZA slayed in the Best Female R&B/Pop Artist and Best Collaboration categories, while rapper/singer Doechii was crowned Best Female Hip Hop Artist. Other big winners of the night included Leon Thomas, who brought home Best New Artist and Future and Metro Boomin, who won for Best Group. Today's holidays: National Black Cow Day, National Iced Tea Day, National Herbs and Spices Day, National Egg Roll Day, National Ballpoint Pen Day, National Frosted Cookie Day. In today's birthday news: Actress Gina Gershon celebrates 63, actress Jeanne Tripplehorn 62, actress Kate Flannery 61, actress Elizabeth Hurley turns 60, actor/comedian Bill Burr 57, singer Faith Evans 52, actress Leelee Sobieski 42, model Kate Upton is 33.