Overview
- The parties announced a confidential settlement of the federal lawsuit earlier this month that resolved Lively’s federal claims against Justin Baldoni.
- Blake Lively is still pressing related state‑court claims in California that seek attorneys’ fees and enhanced damages under a 2023 law that can award treble or punitive relief in some harassment‑related defamation cases.
- A judge had earlier dismissed many of Lively’s original claims — reported as 10 of 13 counts including sexual harassment, defamation and conspiracy — before the federal settlement was reached.
- Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds have remained publicly active on social media and at events, and coverage notes the dispute cost the parties roughly $60 million in legal fees and defenses.
- Procedural fights continue in California as judges consider fee and damages motions, a request to file additional briefing was denied, and Baldoni’s lawyer has publicly criticized Lively’s decision to settle.