In a federal lawsuit filed in December, Blake Lively claimed that a mysterious Texas-based social media guru ran an untraceable smear campaign against her at the behest of Justin Baldoni. On Wednesday, a judge granted Jed Wallace’s motion to dismiss himself as a defendant in the case.

Blake Lively’s claims against social media PR specialist Jed Wallace — whom she accused of assisting Justin Baldoni’s PR team in an alleged smear campaign — have been dismissed.

Lively's legal team says the court's decision "relates solely to the procedural question of whether he is subject to jurisdiction in New York or elsewhere"