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Blake Lively scored a large triumph successful nan latest ruling related to her explosive ineligible conflict pinch Justin Baldoni.
U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman decided Friday that Baldoni must salary Lively her ineligible fees related to nan director’s dismissed $400 cardinal defamation lawsuit, according to tribunal documents obtained by Page Six.
Lively, however, mislaid her bid to activity triple damages and punitive damages.
The tribunal docs statement nan “Gossip Girl” alum tin activity damages by different other means, specified arsenic an independent suit aliases a counterclaim, including successful national court.
The tribunal will asses really overmuch successful ineligible fees Lively, 38, will receive.
Lively’s attorneys, Esra Hudson & Michael Gottlieb, told Page Six successful a statement: “Blake Lively won her mobility nether Civil Code Section 47.1. Today’s ruling makes it clear that Ms. Lively brought her claims successful bully faith, that location was nary grounds she acted pinch malice, and that she is nan prevailing suspect nether Section 47.1.”
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“The Court is awarding Ms. Lively attorneys’ fees and costs and has explained that a prevailing suspect nether Section 47.1 whitethorn activity damages utilizing different procedural mechanisms,” nan connection continued. “The parties’ colony statement expressly preserves Ms. Lively’s authorities to get those damages.”
The lawyers besides said Lively “is gratified” she’s getting her ineligible fees paid acknowledgment to California laws that “create a way for survivors to clasp accountable those who weaponize online attacks and retaliatory lawsuits to intimidate and soundlessness survivors.”
Page Six has reached retired to Baldoni’s lawyer for comment.
After settling their bombshell ineligible conflict 2 weeks earlier their proceedings was group to statesman connected May 18, Lively dragged her “It Ends With Us” co-star backmost to tribunal last week, requesting he salary her ineligible fees and immoderate further costs from nan case. She besides asked to beryllium awarded triple damages and punitive damages.
Both stars were no-shows astatine nan June 1 tribunal hearing.
The ineligible warfare began erstwhile Lively filed a intersexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni successful December 2024.
Baldoni denied Lively’s claims and, the adjacent month, filed his $400 cardinal countersuit against his co-star, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist, Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation, extortion and more.
His suit was dismissed successful June 2025.
They settled their ineligible conflict aft Judge Liman tossed retired 10 of Lively’s 13 allegations against Baldoni from her first lawsuit, including conspiracy, intersexual harassment and defamation.
Both Lively and Baldoni’s ineligible teams claimed triumph successful nan outcome.
Page Six learned that Lively and Baldoni spent a mixed $60 million during their 18-month ineligible showdown.
