On Wednesday, July 8, Justin Baldoni<\/a> broke his silence after settling his legal war with It Ends With Us <\/em>co-star Blake Lively<\/a>. In a video posted to Instagram, Baldoni and his wife, Emily Baldoni, opened up about the \u201cinjustice\u201d and \u201cpain\u201d they\u2019ve endured over the last few years.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve had to wrestle with so many things and try to understand so many things, like how could something like this even happen? \u201cLet alone disguised as a fight for women. So much to unpack,\u201d Emily said, noting that both she and Baldoni have experienced \u201ca lot of trauma\u201d that makes it quite difficult to speak candidly.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Baldoni added, \u201cWhat I will say is that there have been so many painful things that have been spoken into existence over the last couple of years. That created so much noise, and we didn\u2019t want to add to the noise. So we just wanted to let the justice system run its course.\u201d<\/p>\n As for how they\u2019re coping, Baldoni shared, \u201cWe are healing. If you\u2019ve ever been through something traumatic, you know that healing isn\u2019t linear. It looks different every day.\u201d<\/p>\n Although the Baldonis didn\u2019t mention Lively by name, sources report that she\u2019s furious about the video. \u201cBlake watched every second of the video, and she was absolutely furious,\u201d a source told Rob Shuter\u2019s Naughty But Nice<\/em><\/a>. \u201cShe believes Justin is trying to rewrite history and recast himself as the victim. That\u2019s not how she sees it.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite her fury, Lively reportedly has no plans to respond publicly. \u201cShe\u2019s not taking the bait,\u201d an insider claimed. \u201cBlake has no interest in giving this another news cycle. In her mind, the case is over, and she\u2019s determined to keep it that way.\u201d<\/p>\n On the other hand, Lively\u2019s husband, Ryan Reynolds<\/a>, is \u201cenraged.\u201d According to a separate source, \u201cHe thinks Justin is reopening wounds that everyone worked incredibly hard to close. He doesn\u2019t understand why anyone would want to drag this back into the spotlight.\u201d<\/p>\n Insiders alleged that Lively and Reynolds considered responding to the Baldonis, but ultimately decided that \u201csilence was their strongest move\u201d because \u201cresponding only amplifies his message. They think the most powerful statement they can make is saying nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBlake has moved on, even if Justin hasn\u2019t,\u201d another source claimed. However, recent developments suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n Related: Finally an Answer to if <\/a>Justin Baldoni<\/a> \u2018Would Work\u2019 with Blake Lively<\/a> \u2018Again\u2019 as Sources Claim He\u2019s Already Working on an It Ends With Us<\/em> Sequel<\/strong><\/p>\n In late June 2026, Lively filed another multi-million-dollar lawsuit<\/a> against Baldoni. People<\/em><\/a> <\/em>reported that Lively filed a petition on Monday, June 29, seeking $8.04 million in legal fees and more than $539,000 in litigation expenses from Baldoni after his defamation case against her was tossed. In court documents obtained by People<\/em>, Lively\u2019s legal team described their efforts to defeat Baldoni\u2019s suit as \u201ccomprehensive and necessary to achieve the complete win that was secured.\u201d<\/p>\n Lively\u2019s attorneys noted that she \u201chas paid, and continues to pay\u201d her own legal bills and intends to pursue \u201cany additional attorneys\u2019 fees\u201d incurred while seeking reimbursement.<\/p>\n Her latest filing attributes the high costs to the case\u2019s high profile, referencing \u201csignificant press attention, with thousands of indexed and syndicated media articles.\u201d The request also cited extensive discovery, including \u201cmore than 7,000 documents\u201d from Lively and \u201ctens of thousands more from the Wayfarer parties and third parties.\u201d<\/p>\n Although Lively has detailed the amount she believes she\u2019s owed, the battle is nowhere near being over. Judge Lewis J. Liman has ordered Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios to respond to the request by July 13, after which he will determine \u201cwhether to award the full amount, reduce it, or deny portions of the request altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Blake](\"https:\/\/stylecaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/taylor-swift-blake-lively-.jpg?w=300&h=168&crop=1\")
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