{"id":2406436,"date":"2026-05-07T18:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2406436"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:37:57","slug":"justin-baldoni-and-wife-emily-seen-smiling-during-nashville-cafe-run-after-blake-lively-lawsuit-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/justin-baldoni-and-wife-emily-seen-smiling-during-nashville-cafe-run-after-blake-lively-lawsuit-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Baldoni and Wife Emily Seen Smiling During Nashville Caf\u00e9 Run After Blake Lively Lawsuit Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily Baldoni were seen smiling outside a caf\u00e9 in Nashville on Wednesday, May 6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wayfarer attorney Bryan Freedman said Baldoni was \u201cecstatic\u201d that the legal battle with Lively had been resolved<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lively&#8217;s attorneys said in a statement, &#8220;This settlement is a resounding victory for Blake Lively&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/justin-baldoni\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Justin Baldoni;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Justin Baldoni&quot;}\">Justin Baldoni<\/a> and his wife, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-emily-baldoni-justin-baldoni-wife-8559419\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Emily Baldoni;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Emily Baldoni&quot;}\">Emily Baldoni<\/a>, were all smiles in Nashville just two days after the resolution of the contentious legal dispute with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/blake-lively\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Blake Lively;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Blake Lively&quot;}\">Blake Lively<\/a> tied to the 2024 film <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/everything-to-know-about-it-ends-with-us\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:It Ends with Us;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;It Ends with Us&quot;}\"><em>It Ends with Us<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Justin, 42, and Emily, 41, were spotted holding hands outside a caf\u00e9 in Tennessee on Wednesday, May 6. The outing came two days after attorneys for his production company, Wayfarer \u2014 Bryan Freedman and Ellyn Garofalo \u2014 along with Lively&#8217;s attorneys, Michael Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, released a joint statement confirming a settlement. The case had been scheduled to go to trial in New York in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Justin and Emily, a Swedish actress, have been married since 2013 and share two children: daughter Maiya Grace, 10, and son Maxwell Roland-Samuel, 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2026\/05\/05\/justin-baldoni-s-lawyer-speaks-out-after-blake-lively-settlement-exclusive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Extra;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Extra&quot;}\"><em>Extra<\/em><\/a> on May 5, Wayfarer attorney Bryan Freedman said Baldoni was \u201cecstatic\u201d that the legal battle with Lively had been resolved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI can&#8217;t talk about the terms of the settlement, but what I can tell you is that he is ecstatic, that both Jamie and Justin are ecstatic at the results of this and the settlement itself. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/justin-baldoni-is-ecstatic-at-the-result-of-wayfarer-settlement-with-blake-lively-says-his-lawyer-11968102\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:They are very pleased with where this ended up;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;They are very pleased with where this ended up&quot;}\">They are very pleased with where this ended up<\/a>,&#8221; Freedman told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Freedman also noted that Baldoni was no longer personally involved in the litigation by the time settlement discussions with Lively began.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Emily Baldoni and Justin Baldoni in Nashville on May 6, 2026<br \/>Credit: 4CRNS, WCP\/BACKGRID<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is not his settlement,\u201d Freedman added. \u201cHe&#8217;s already out of the case by the time this settlement discussion even starts. Justin Baldoni is not a party, and that&#8217;s what gets forgotten a lot. If you&#8217;re looking at this settlement as a win or a loss or anything else, I think he just looks at it as a logical ending to a case that he was already out of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, May 7, Lively&#8217;s attorneys said in a statement, &#8220;This settlement is a resounding victory for Blake Lively,\u201d as a Notice of Settlement and Stipulation was filed at U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile Bryan Freedman, who represents Wayfarer and Baldoni, called the settlement a &#8220;total victory&#8221; for his clients, in a subsequent statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Freedman and Garofalo, along with Lively&#8217;s attorneys, Gottlieb and Hudson, said in a joint statement announcing the settlement on Tuesday, May 4, that <em>It Ends with Us<\/em> \u201cis a source of pride to all of us who worked to bring it to life.\u201d The terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\"><strong> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Justin Baldoni and Emily Baldoni on May 6, 2026Credit: 4CRNS, WCP\/BACKGRID\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"797\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dmFekdGnBPqgR5rejgs_ag--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTExNTY7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/33e23a3dca19544bbd8912d8819e2248\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Justin Baldoni and Emily Baldoni on May 6, 2026<br \/>Credit: 4CRNS, WCP\/BACKGRID<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact in the lives of domestic violence survivors \u2014 and all survivors \u2014 is a goal that we stand behind,&#8221; the statement read. &#8220;We acknowledge the process presented challenges and recognize concerns raised by Ms. Lively deserved to be heard. We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments,&#8221; continued the joint statement. &#8220;It is our sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/justin-baldoni-wife-emily-smiling-after-blake-livelys-lawsuit-settlement-11969281\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily Baldoni were seen smiling outside a caf\u00e9 in Nashville on Wednesday, May 6 Wayfarer attorney Bryan Freedman said Baldoni was \u201cecstatic\u201d that the legal battle with Lively had been resolved Lively&#8217;s attorneys said in a statement, &#8220;This settlement is a resounding victory for Blake Lively&#8221; Justin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2406437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[25078,349981,470345,274219,469173,470308],"class_list":["post-2406436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-blake-lively","tag-bryan-freedman","tag-emily-baldoni","tag-justin-baldoni","tag-michael-gottlieb","tag-resounding-victory"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Justin-Baldoni-and-Wife-Emily-Seen-Smiling-During-Nashville-Cafe.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406438,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406436\/revisions\/2406438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}