US EditionBlake Lively, Justin Baldoni Appear in Court Together for First Time Amid Legal Battle
The settlement conference aims to resolve sexual harassment and defamation claims involving nearly $1 billion in damages before the scheduled May 18 trial.
- Blake Lively sued Justin Baldoni in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment and retaliation related to their film project and seeking nearly $500 million in damages.
- Justin Baldoni filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit against Lively and others, which was dismissed by a US judge in June 2025.
- Lively and Baldoni appeared together in court for the first time during a confidential settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave, but no resolution was reached.
- Both parties were accompanied by legal teams and left court without speaking to the media.
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Fail to Reach Settlement in ‘It Ends With Us’ Legal War
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni failed to reach a settlement in their It Ends With Us dispute following a lengthy closed-door settlement conference Wednesday. The co-stars both appeared in person at a lower Manhattan federal courtroom for a six-hour conference in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave. Baldoni arrived hand-in-hand with his wife, Emily, while Lively arrived to court alone. Coincidentally, the actors wore matching olive gree…
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Fail to Reach a Deal in Court-Mandated Mediation
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively failed to settle her sexual harassment lawsuit on Wednesday, after a daylong mediation in federal court. The co-stars of “It Ends With Us” entered the New York courthouse on Friday morning and spent much of the day in separate courtrooms on the 14th floor. At the end of the day, […]
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Actor Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni go to New York in required effort to avoid trial
Actor Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni came to a New York courthouse to see if her lawsuit alleging sexual harassment on the set of the 2024 romantic drama “It Ends With Us” could be settled before a May trial.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Meeting Ends Without Settlement, Stage Set for May Trial in New York
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s court-ordered meeting ended without a settlement Wednesday, setting the stage for a civil trial in May. The pair arrived at a federal courthouse under court order. Baldoni was accompanied by his wife Emily while Lively attended alone. The meeting was set for the actors to reach an agreement without having to move forward with their civil trial, which is scheduled to start on May 18. The legal dispute dates back …
No Deal! Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni Settlement Talks Flounder As Trial Looms
Court ordered settlement talks in Blake Lively’s sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Justin Baldoni have floundered, and the It Ends With Us co-stars are almost certainly going to trial. Attempts to reach a deal have proven “unsuccessful,” Baldoni attorney Bryan Freedman said today. Speaking outside Manhattan’s Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse as the first […]
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