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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni return to court a month after reaching settlement

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni return to court a month after reaching settlement

Summary

Actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are back in a New York court over legal fees after settling a long-running lawsuit last month. The case involves claims of defamation and retaliation linked to their work on the film "It Ends with Us."

Key Facts

  • Blake Lively’s legal team returned to court to ask for legal fees and damages from Justin Baldoni.
  • The two actors had reached a settlement last month after a years-long legal fight.
  • Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, sued Lively over defamation.
  • Lively claimed Baldoni spoke inappropriately about his sex life and tried to change sex scenes in the film.
  • Baldoni and Wayfarer countersued Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds for extortion and defamation, but those claims were dismissed.
  • A judge dismissed some of Lively’s claims but allowed her retaliation claim to continue.
  • The final details of the settlement have not been shared publicly.
  • The film "It Ends with Us," based on a book by Colleen Hoover, earned over $350 million at the box office in 2024.
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