{"id":2495002,"date":"2026-07-09T14:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2495002"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:16:32","slug":"justin-baldoni-wife-more-devoted-in-faith-after-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/justin-baldoni-wife-more-devoted-in-faith-after-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Baldoni, Wife &#8216;More Devoted&#8217; in Faith After Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/justin-baldoni\/\"><b>Justin Baldoni <\/b><\/a>and his wife, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/justin-baldoni-emily-baldonis-relationship-timeline-photos\/\"><b>Emily Baldoni<\/b><\/a>, found solace in their shared faith following their lengthy legal drama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe are healing, and if you\u2019ve ever been through something traumatic, you know that healing isn\u2019t linear,\u201d Justin, 42, said in a Wednesday, July 8, social media video, making <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/justin-baldoni-wife-speak-out-after-blake-lively-settlement\/\"><span class=\"s1\">his first comments<\/span><\/a> since his lawsuit with <b>Blake Lively<\/b> was settled. \u201cIt looks different every day, and we have had to rethink for ourselves what is real and what matters and it\u2019s this, it\u2019s our family, it\u2019s our friends, it\u2019s our community [who] have been there for us, it\u2019s our faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Justin and Emily, 41,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/justin-baldonis-bahai-religion-explained-2\/\"><span class=\"s1\"> are practicing members of Baha\u2019i<\/span><\/a>, a religion founded in the 19th century that focuses on the unity of humanity and the elimination of prejudice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI think we\u2019re closer and more devoted and steadfast in our faith than we\u2019ve ever been,\u201d Justin added, noting that wife had prayed for fans\u2019 \u201cdiscernment\u201d and support. \u201cThere were so many of you who, when we didn\u2019t have a voice, were our voice. \u2026 So many of you had discernment and you used your intuition and you trusted that, and you have given your time to fight for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He continued, \u201cThank you does not feel like enough, but we\u2019re here in large part because of so many of you and all of our friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In late 2023, Justin\u2019s <i>It Ends With Us <\/i>costar<b> <\/b>Lively, 38,<b> <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldonis-it-ends-with-us-lawsuit-case-updates\/\"><span class=\"s1\">accused him<\/span><\/a> of sexual harassment, fostering a hostile work environment and attempting to ruin her reputation. Justin vehemently denied the allegations and filed a defamation suit against Lively, which was ultimately dismissed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A judge ultimately ruled in May to dismiss a majority of Lively\u2019s claims before the remaining charges <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/justin-baldoni-ordered-to-pay-blake-livelys-legal-fees\/\"><span class=\"s1\">were settled weeks<\/span><\/a> before a trial was scheduled to begin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Throughout the legal back-and-forth, Justin and Emily opted against speaking publicly.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/justin-baldonis-wife-emily-writes-birthday-tribute-amid-legal-drama\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin-Baldonis-Wife-Emily-Writes-Birthday-Tribute-Amid-Legal-Drama-01-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C12px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin-Baldonis-Wife-Emily-Writes-Birthday-Tribute-Amid-Legal-Drama-01-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C12px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin-Baldonis-Wife-Emily-Writes-Birthday-Tribute-Amid-Legal-Drama-01-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C12px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin-Baldonis-Wife-Emily-Writes-Birthday-Tribute-Amid-Legal-Drama-01-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C12px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin-Baldonis-Wife-Emily-Writes-Birthday-Tribute-Amid-Legal-Drama-01-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C12px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin-Baldonis-Wife-Emily-Writes-Birthday-Tribute-Amid-Legal-Drama-01-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C12px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin-Baldonis-Wife-Emily-Writes-Birthday-Tribute-Amid-Legal-Drama-01-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C12px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin-Baldonis-Wife-Emily-Writes-Birthday-Tribute-Amid-Legal-Drama-01-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C12px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin-Baldonis-Wife-Emily-Writes-Birthday-Tribute-Amid-Legal-Drama-01-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C12px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Justin Baldoni's Wife Emily Praises 'The Man, Husband and Father' He Is Amid Legal Drama\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/justin-baldonis-wife-emily-writes-birthday-tribute-amid-legal-drama\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Justin Baldoni&#8217;s Wife Loves &#8216;The Man, Husband and Father&#8217; He Is Amid Drama<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJustin Baldoni celebrated his 41st birthday with his family by his side amid ongoing legal drama. \u201cHappy birthday, my love,\u201d the actor\u2019s wife, Emily Baldoni, wrote via Instagram on Friday, January 24. \u201cCelebrating the man, husband and father that you are. I\u2019d choose you again and again.\u201d Emily, 40, also uploaded a photo of the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe have not spoken publicly for the better part of the last two years and it\u2019s not because we haven\u2019t had anything to say,\u201d the director said in his Wednesday upload. \u201cLord knows we have, but it just felt like every time we went to make a video like this where we wanted to speak, something was telling us not to. It just doesn\u2019t feel like the right time. We were talking about it and feeling into it and praying about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While not discussing the fallout from the case, Emily acknowledged that the couple had \u201cso much to unpack\u201d after Justin faced multiple allegations of misconduct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s important as we say that, in that gratitude, it doesn\u2019t negate the injustice and the pain that we have also felt in the last few years,\u201d Emily stated. \u201cWe\u2019ve had to wrestle with so many things and try to understand so many things, like, \u2018How could something like this even happen?\u2019 Let alone disguise[d] as a fight for women. \u2026 The truth is that there\u2019s been a lot of trauma for us to move through as a family, which also makes it hard to speak. The truth and the facts have spoken for themselves, and here we are.\u201d<\/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 www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Baldoni and his wife, Emily Baldoni, found solace in their shared faith following their lengthy legal drama. \u201cWe are healing, and if you\u2019ve ever been through something traumatic, you know that healing isn\u2019t linear,\u201d Justin, 42, said in a Wednesday, July 8, social media video, making his first comments since his lawsuit with Blake [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2354101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,233436],"class_list":["post-2495002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-scandals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Valleys-Zack-Warns-Theres-More-Amanda-West-Drama.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495002","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=2495002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2495003,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495002\/revisions\/2495003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2495002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2495002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2495002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}