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Blake Lively news
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The gist
A federal judge awarded Blake Lively just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in.
The ruling ends the fee fight over their 2024 film, leaving both sides claiming.
Background
Lively and Baldoni settled their legal feud over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us" weeks before the fee ruling. Even after settling the main claims, their lawyers continued battling in a New York court over who should pay legal costs. The judge's decision on fees was the latest step in that dispute.
How it unfolded
- recentlyBlake Lively and Justin Baldoni agreed to end their legal feud over the production of "It Ends With Us" in a settlement.
- recentlyLawyers for both actors continued to battle in a New York court despite the settlement weeks earlier.
- Sep 6, 2026A federal judge ruled that Lively would receive just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from Baldoni.
Who’s saying what
- Support
- Attorneys for Lively called the decision "historic" because it was the first time under the California law that money was awarded, and said it showed "there are real consequences of bringing retaliatory lawsuits."
- Caution
- Attorney Bryan Freedman, representing Baldoni, called the ruling a "significant victory for my clients" that will leave Lively with less than 5% of what she requested in legal fees.