Blake Lively has been awarded $400,000 in attorneys’ fees after seeking $8 million from Justin Baldoni, adding another chapter to their long-running legal battle. The dispute between the It Ends With Us co-stars became one of Hollywood’s most closely watched courtroom sagas, transforming a highly anticipated film adaptation into a bitter feud. Both Lively and Baldoni held creative roles behind the scenes, while a series of allegations, counterclaims and lawsuits kept the two stars under intense public scrutiny.

What began as a highly anticipated Hollywood collaboration between Lively and Baldoni soon turned into a legal battle that captured widespread attention. 

Blake Lively has been awarded $400,000 in solicitors' fees after a legal fight with It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni. The move comes after the pair settled an 18-month legal battle, avoiding a federal trial scheduled for later that month. The fee request was the only remaining issue after Lively’s attorneys petitioned the court to award her $8 million in costs spent defending herself against Baldoni’s unsuccessful defamation lawsuit. 

Lively and Baldoni settled their legal dispute in May, just weeks before the case was to be tried. That ruling goes a long way toward closing that chapter. But in July, Baldoni and his wife, Emily, went public with what they described as the injustice and pain they suffered during the dispute. The case follows Lively’s accusations against Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios of an alleged smear campaign. 

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With the broader dispute settled, the final fight over legal fees has added another chapter to the years-long saga between the two stars. 

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni were caught up in a high-profile legal battle after working together on It Ends With Us. Lively sued Baldoni and his production company for s***** harassment and retaliation, and Baldoni denied the charges and sued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and The New York Times for defamation. The dispute made headlines and went on for over a year before the pair settled down in mid 2026, with people asking what is next for the actors.

In the end, the $400,000 award is just another major development in the years-long It Ends With Us legal saga. While Lively received far less than the millions she sought, the ruling settled the remaining issue of legal fees following the settlement. With the big fight now settled, the latest ruling provides some closure to a legal battle that was a regular feature in the headlines and threw both Lively and Baldoni into a brutal public spotlight. 

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