Overview
- The parties announced a confidential settlement in May 2026 that formally ended their long legal dispute over the 2024 film It Ends With Us.
- Blake Lively originally filed complaints in December 2024 alleging sexual harassment and retaliation tied to the film and later pursued federal claims that were mostly dismissed by Judge Lewis Liman.
- The judge cleared the way for Lively to seek attorneys’ fees under California law after dismissing many of her claims and rejecting Justin Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit.
- Court filings show Lively is seeking roughly $7.5 million to $8 million in legal fees and costs and Wayfarer Studios has until mid‑July to respond or challenge the request.
- In a video posted Wednesday, Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily described the last two years as traumatic, said they are healing, and thanked supporters as the legal and reputational fallout continues to play out.