Overview
- A joint settlement announced Monday resolved the federal case and all sides issued a statement calling for closure and respectful discourse online.
- Terms were not disclosed, and the parties said the It Ends With Us film remains a point of pride while acknowledging Lively’s concerns were heard.
- In April, Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed most of Lively’s claims but let a retaliation claim proceed, after earlier throwing out Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit.
- Lively preserved a separate California claim seeking attorneys’ fees plus treble and punitive damages under a 2023 law that targets defamation used to punish people who report harassment.
- Court filings and reporting describe PR messages about plans to “bury” Lively, a backdrop to the retaliation dispute, as both sides confront steep legal costs and reputational damage.