{"id":2279284,"date":"2026-02-12T18:49:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2279284"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:49:51","slug":"justin-baldoni-arrives-at-court-after-unsuccessful-settlement-talk-with-blake-lively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/justin-baldoni-arrives-at-court-after-unsuccessful-settlement-talk-with-blake-lively\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Baldoni arrives at court after &#8216;unsuccessful&#8217; settlement talk with Blake Lively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Justin Baldoni is back in court.<\/p>\n<p>The actor arrived at New York City\u2019s U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Thursday with his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-wife-and-kids\/\">wife, Emily Baldoni<\/a>, one day after his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/11\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldonis-lawyer-blake-lively-settlement-talk-unsuccessful\/\">\u201cunsuccessful\u201d court-ordered settlement conference<\/a> with Blake Lively.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/22\/entertainment\/blake-lively-shades-gossip-girl-in-texts-about-it-ends-with-us-drama\/\">\u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum<\/a>, notably, was not present at the courthouse like the day before.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Justin Baldoni arrived to court smiling in New York City on Thursday as his Blake Lively legal battle rages on. <span class=\"credit\">William Farrington for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actor put on a united front with wife Emily Baldoni on Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">William Farrington for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>As for Justin, the 42-year-old was all smiles walking in while sporting a gray coat paired with a brown shirt.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cJane the Virgin\u201d alum is in court regarding his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/21\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-sues-former-publicist-for-maliciously-leaking-texts-that-started-catastrophic-blake-lively-legal-battle\/\">case against former publicist Stephanie Jones<\/a>, whom he countersued in March 2025 after she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/24\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldonis-ex-publicist-sues-him-crisis-pr-over-blake-lively-smear-campaign\/\">sued him<\/a> the previous December.<\/p>\n<p>Emily, 41, grinned at her husband\u2019s side, bundled up in a brown coat and scarf ahead of the session.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The couple, who wed in July 2013, walked hand-in-hand. <span class=\"credit\">Lone Pine Press for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively was not present after attending a court-ordered settlement talk on Wednesday. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple put on a similarly united front on Wednesday, walking into the courthouse hand-in-hand \u2014 and exiting the same way.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, he and Lively <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/11\/style\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-color-coordinate-their-outfits-for-court-showdown\/\">happened to be awkwardly coordinating<\/a> in olive green and pale pink ensembles.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement discussion was the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d co-stars final chance to avoid <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/09\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldonis-sexual-harassment-trial-postponed\/\">going to trial<\/a> over Lively\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/21\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-for-sexual-harassment-on-it-ends-with-us-set\/\">sexual harassment allegations<\/a>, which Justin has denied.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d co-stars (pictured above in January 2024) had an \u201cunsuccessful\u201d settlement talk. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo (pictured above in August 2024) is expected to go to trial in May. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Sony Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/entertainment\/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-drama-it-ends-with-us-movie\/\">contentious legal battle<\/a> is expected to come to a head on May 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Justin\u2019s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, told Deadline that \u201cthere\u2019s always a chance\u201d a settlement will be reached in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>However, the attorney clarified he didn\u2019t \u201cknow that [they] will\u201d resume settlement talks.<\/p>\n<p>Lively <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/31\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-over-it-ends-with-us-feud\/\">sued Justin<\/a> in January 2025 for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/06\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-claims-161-million-in-damages-due-to-it-ends-with-us-smear-campaign\/\">$161 million in damages<\/a> after filing a complaint against him the previous month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni\u2019s lawyer said Wednesday there\u2019s \u201calways a chance\u201d a settlement will be reached before then. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>However, the attorney doesn\u2019t \u201cknow that [they] will\u201d resume talks. <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/23\/entertainment\/justin-baldonis-podcast-co-host-exits-show-after-blake-livelys-sexual-harassment-complaint\/\">former \u201cMan Enough\u201d podcast<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/16\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-drags-taylor-swift-into-it-ends-with-us-legal-battle-as-he-sues-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-for-400m\/\">countersued for $400 million<\/a> later that same month, that lawsuit has since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/09\/celebrity-news\/judge-tosses-justin-baldonis-400m-lawsuit-against-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds\/\">been tossed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for Justin\u2019s legal battle with Stephanie Jones, she accused him, his film studio and his crisis PR team of an alleged breach of contract in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Justin, in response, sued the Jonesworks PR boss for breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com 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The actor arrived at New York City\u2019s U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Thursday with his wife, Emily Baldoni, one day after his \u201cunsuccessful\u201d court-ordered settlement conference with Blake Lively. The \u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum, notably, was not present at the courthouse like the day before. 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