Blake Lively awarded legal costs in Justin Baldoni dispute (opens original article in a new tab)

Blake Lively can recover some legal costs from Justin Baldoni after their dispute over the 2024 film 'It Ends With Us,' but not punitive damages or other relief she sought.

• Blake Lively can recover legal costs from Justin Baldoni but not punitive damages
• Judge Lewis J. Liman cited California law protecting survivors from retaliatory lawsuits
• Lively and Baldoni settled their dispute with Lively receiving no money but pursuing legal fees
• Baldoni's countersuit was dismissed and Lively's sexual harassment claims were thrown out