Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle isn’t over just yet — despite settlement

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s disfigured ineligible conflict isn’t complete conscionable yet, arsenic nan character still has a pending motion connected to her “It Ends With Us” co-star’s dismissed suit against her.

Although nan brace reached a astonishing settlement successful Lively’s title against Baldoni connected Monday, nan “Gossip Girl” alum is still seeking attorneys’ fees and damages from nan director’s grounded lawsuit, according to Variety.

Baldoni and his accumulation company, Wayfarer Studios, filed a $400 cardinal countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, alleging defamation, extortion and much successful January 2025 – 1 period aft nan 38-year-old character filed her lawsuit alleging intersexual harassment, retaliation and a smear campaign.

Lively’s squad revenge a mobility to disregard nan 42-year-old director’s countersuit and requested attorneys’ fees and damages nether a California law called nan Protecting Survivors from Weaponized Defamation Lawsuits Act, which was created successful 2023 to protect intersexual maltreatment accusers from retaliatory claims.

While nan judge dismissed Baldoni’s countersuit successful June 2025, he didn’t norm connected whether nan 2023 rule applied.

The judge besides denied Lively’s declare for attorney’s fees and damages nether nan act, but allowed her to renew nan motion, which she did successful September 2025.

Baldoni’s squad past opposed nan mobility successful October 2025, arguing that Lively’s mobility violated Baldoni’s law correct to petition nan courts.

They besides based on that nan California rule shouldn’t use because nan alleged incidents occurred successful New York and New Jersey, wherever “It Ends With Us” was predominantly filmed.

A judge has yet to norm connected nan pending motion, per Variety, and nan “A Simple Favor” prima hasn’t withdrawn nan motion.

Lively’s reps did not instantly respond to Page Six’s petition for comment.

The revelation that nan character is still seeking fees and damages from Baldoni complete his countersuit comes aft nan brace settled Lively’s December 2024 suit connected Monday.

The lawsuit was group to spell to proceedings connected May 18, and nan colony came conscionable weeks aft a judge threw retired 10 of 13 of Lively’s claims.

“The extremity merchandise — nan movie ‘It Ends With Us’ — is simply a root of pridefulness to each of america who worked to bring it to life,” some sides said successful a associated connection to Page Six.

“Raising awareness, and making a meaningful effect successful nan lives of home unit survivors — and each survivors — is simply a extremity that we guidelines behind.”

Page Six has since learned that nan erstwhile co-stars spent a mixed $60 million to writer 1 another, and neither saw a dime successful their settlement.

One insider told america that while some parties “did awesome damage” to their reputations successful Hollywood, Lively stands a amended chance of “re-emerging” from nan play than Baldoni.

“I would struggle to prosecute some of them, but I would bet connected her,” nan root shared of Lively, who hit nan Met Gala conscionable hours aft nan settlement. “There’s a beautiful large downside for some of them, but nan upside is bigger for her.”