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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