Blake Lively And Justin Baldoni’s Legal Spat May Not Be Not Fully Resolved

A national judge connected Thursday signed disconnected connected nan colony betwixt Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni successful their long-running ineligible dispute. But it appears nan “It Ends With Us” saga isn’t complete conscionable yet.

“The parties person afloat and yet resolved each claims successful nan consolidated action, isolated from one,” Lively’s lead lawyer Michael Gottlieb wrote successful a missive revenge successful Manhattan tribunal connected Thursday.

An exemption successful a announcement of settlement, which was revenge by some parties, states that Lively is seeking ineligible fees from Baldoni and his partners complete a abstracted related ineligible matter.

Baldoni’s attorneys based on successful a ineligible filing that those penalties, if granted, could beryllium “draconian.”

Lively first accused Baldoni of intersexual harassment during nan accumulation of nan 2024 movie “It Ends With Us,” which he co-starred successful and directed. Lively has besides alleged that Baldoni’s accumulation company, Wayfarer Studios, retaliated against her aft she complained astir allegations of misconduct connected nan group of nan film.

Baldoni vehemently denied Lively’s claims.

In January 2025, Baldoni countersued Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” character Ryan Reynolds, alleging defamation and extortion. In nan suit, revenge successful U.S. District Court for nan Southern District of New York, he based on that Lively and Reynolds tried to wreck his estimation and accused her of utilizing her grievances arsenic a measurement to “seize control” of nan movie.

Baldoni besides brought a defamation suit against The New York Times successful Los Angeles County Superior Court complete an article headlined: “‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.”

U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman tossed retired some suits past year.

In April, Liman besides dismissed astir of Lively’s claims against Baldoni, including harassment, defamation and conspiracy. He allowed 3 of her claims to proceed to trial, including breach of statement and retaliation.

The 2 stars were headed to a May 18 tribunal day earlier they announced a colony Monday.

Terms of nan colony were not disclosed. A root acquainted pinch nan matter confirmed to NBC News that nary money changed hands.

Now, Lively’s squad is seeking ineligible fees and damages from Baldoni’s broadside related to Baldoni’s since-dismissed countersuit.

In a connection issued connected Thursday, Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, Lively’s attorneys, described nan colony arsenic “a resounding victory” for their client.

“From time 1 Blake Lively’s ngo was clear: expose and clasp accountable those who weaponize smear campaigns and retaliatory lawsuits to intimidate and soundlessness survivors,” they said. “That ngo continues.”

When asked astir nan connection from Lively’s team, an lawyer for Baldoni described nan colony arsenic “a triumph and full triumph for nan Wayfarer parties.”

“In our view, they settled because they knew they were going to suffer successful court,” Bryan Freedman said. “All that remains is simply a pending petition for fees based connected a very constrictive rumor that has been pinch nan tribunal since September 2025.”