Lawyers for Lively and Baldoni Battle in a New York Court Despite Settling Claims Weeks Ago
Lawyers argued over fee claims and California retaliation penalties after a settlement ended the sexual harassment dispute.
- Actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni returned to a New York federal courtroom on Monday as attorneys argued over Lively's request for attorney fees following their recent settlement.
- Following the lawsuit Lively filed in December 2024, the parties reached a settlement in early May that ended allegations of sexual harassment during production of the 2024 film It Ends With Us.
- Representing Baldoni, Attorney Ellyn Garofalo told U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman that Lively's fee application is an "end run around the jury trial," noting the settlement included no payout of the $300 million Lively initially demanded.
- Invoking a California law, Attorney Michael Gottlieb argued that Baldoni's countersuit was retaliatory, citing penalties against parties who file unsuccessful retaliatory defamation actions against sexual harassment litigants.
- Following the legal battle of the last year and a half, Bryan Freedman suggested Baldoni may pivot to advocacy for individuals "who have been wrongfully accused of something and really beaten up by a power dynamic.
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blake lively Blake Lively isn’t out of the legal woods yet. Despite suffering a de-facto defeat in her settlement with It Ends with Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni, the pair will be headed back to court this week. While the two sides reached a settlement earlier this month that resolved the main claims in the case, federal Judge Lewis J. Liman has scheduled arguments for June 1 in Manhattan to address attorneys’ fees, costs, and potential…
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