{"id":2406419,"date":"2026-05-07T18:27:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2406419"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:27:32","slug":"blake-lively-celebrates-resounding-victory-after-settling-lawsuit-with-justin-baldoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/blake-lively-celebrates-resounding-victory-after-settling-lawsuit-with-justin-baldoni\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively celebrates &#8216;resounding victory&#8217; after settling lawsuit with Justin Baldoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Blake Lively <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-reach-shocking-agreement-in-it-ends-with-us-battle-before-trial\/\">celebrated settling her lawsuit <\/a>against her \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d co-star Justin Baldoni while <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/06\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-justin-baldonis-legal-battle-isnt-over-just-yet-despite-settlement\/\">seeking fees and damages <\/a>for the latter\u2019s <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\/\">failed $400 million countersuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis settlement is a resounding victory for Blake Lively,\u201d the \u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum\u2019s legal team told Page Six via a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy agreeing to this settlement, and waiving their right to appeal, Justin Baldoni and every individual defendant now face personal liability for abusing the legal system to silence and intimidate Ms. Lively.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Blake Lively (seen here in September 2025) celebrated her lawsuit settlement with Justin Baldoni. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThis settlement is a resounding victory for Blake Lively,\u201d her legal team told Page Six Thursday. Seen here: Baldoni and Lively on the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d set. <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The attorneys referred to Lively and Baldoni\u2019s joint statement about the settlement released Monday, which read that the actress\u2019s concerns \u201cdeserved to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy admitting that Ms. Lively\u2019s concerns \u2018deserved to be heard,\u2019 the defendants have ended once and for all the fiction that Ms. Lively \u2018fabricated\u2019 claims of sexual harassment and retaliation,\u201d the lawyers continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom day one Blake Lively\u2019s mission was clear: expose and hold accountable those who weaponize smear campaigns and retaliatory lawsuits to intimidate and silence survivors.\u00a0That mission continues.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cBy agreeing to this settlement, and waiving their right to appeal, Justin Baldoni and every individual defendant now face personal liability for abusing the legal system to silence and intimidate Ms. Lively,\u201d the attorney said. Seen here: Baldoni in February. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>According to Lively\u2019s attorney, her mission is to continue to \u201cexpose and hold accountable those who weaponize smear campaigns and retaliatory lawsuits to intimidate and silence survivors.\u201d Seen here: Lively in June 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Gregory Pace \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, Page Six observed documents Lively, 38, filed against Baldoni, 42, in which a judge will determine how much the actor will pay his co-star for the multi-million defamation lawsuit he filed against her in January 2025. The lawsuit was tossed months later.<\/p>\n<p>The documents cite a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California law<\/a> that protects individuals who have made sexual harassment claims from defamation suits.<\/p>\n<p>Per the documents, Lively can be paid for attorney fees, \u201cdamages for any harm caused to them by the defamation action\u201d and \u201cpunitive damages.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A rep for Baldoni (seen here on the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d set) wasn\u2019t immediately available to Page Six for comment. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively (seen here in February) and Baldoni reached a settlement agreement on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Lively must prove that she won the defamation case, that the countersuit resulted from her retaliation and harassment allegations and that she communicated \u201cwithout malice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a part of the settlement, Baldoni can\u2019t appeal the judge\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>A rep for the director wasn\u2019t immediately available to Page Six for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actor (seen here in February and Lively were set to go to court on May 18. <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 (photographed above at the Met Gala on Monday) sued Baldoni in December 2025. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lively and Baldoni, who were set to go to court on May 18,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-reach-shocking-agreement-in-it-ends-with-us-battle-before-trial\/\"> reached a settlement agreement<\/a> on Monday after a judge <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/02\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-dealt-devastating-blow-in-ongoing-justin-baldoni-harassment-lawsuit\/\">tossed out 10 out of 13 of <\/a>the actress\u2019s allegations from her 2023 lawsuit, including conspiracy, sexual harassment and defamation.<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni\u2019s lawyer told \u201cExtra TV\u201d that he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/06\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-ecstatic-after-settling-messy-legal-battle-with-blake-lively\/\">was \u201cecstatic\u201d <\/a>with the results of the settlement, especially after he was dismissed from the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>While Baldoni\u2019s production company, Wayfarer Studios, remained in the lawsuit, his lawyer stated that the tossed-out claims changed the\u00a0settlement conversation.<\/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 \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Lively celebrated settling her lawsuit against her \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d co-star Justin Baldoni while seeking fees and damages for the latter\u2019s failed $400 million countersuit. \u201cThis settlement is a resounding victory for Blake Lively,\u201d the \u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum\u2019s legal team told Page Six via a statement Thursday. \u201cBy agreeing to this settlement, and 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