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Blake Lively reportedly received no money in the settlement with Justin Baldoni. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue No monetary compensation was reportedly exchanged in the lawsuit settlement between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. TMZ, Variety, and other outlets confirmed the news. Lively still has a pending motion for attorneys’ fees and damages stemming from Baldoni’s dismissed defamation suit against her.
“Anyone purporting to confirm the terms of the confidential settlement at this point is misleading you,” a source told Variety. “More information about this confidential settlement will be on the court’s docket in the coming days.”
Representatives for Lively and Baldoni did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
The news arrives a day after Lively and Baldoni settled their legal battle tied to their film, It Ends With Us, avoiding a trial that was scheduled to begin on May 18 and expected to last six to eight weeks. At the time, Rolling Stone learned that Baldoni was especially pleased with the outcome.
The contentious legal dates back to Lively’s 2024 claims that Baldoni and Wayfarer fostered a toxic, sexually charged work environment that discriminated against women on the set of It Ends With Us. Lively also accused Baldoni and the film’s producers of engaging in a campaign to smear her reputation.
Baldoni countersued Lively for $400 million, accusing her of defamation, though the suit was later dismissed. He also sued The New York Times for defamation over their story that broke the news of Lively’s original sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni — that suit was also tossed out.
Earlier this month, a judge dismissed 10 of Lively’s 13 claims — including allegations of sexual harassment — meaning the trial was set to center on retaliation and breach of contract. Prior to the settlement on Monday, lawyers for both sides argued over the admissibility of expert witness testimony, with a focus on those tied to Lively’s claims that she suffered between $39 million and $143 million in losses from the dispute surrounding the film. Baldoni’s lawyers countered, arguing Lively’s work history didn’t support such estimates, and that the four films she’d appeared in over the past eight years had brought her earnings of roughly $21 million.
In a joint statement alongside the settlement announced Monday, lawyers for Baldoni’s production company, Wayfarer Studios, and Lively said, “The end product — the movie It Ends With Us — is a source of pride to all of us who worked to bring it to life. Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact in the lives of domestic violence survivors — and all survivors — is a goal that we stand behind.”
They continued: “We acknowledge the process presented challenges and recognize concerns raised by Ms. Lively deserved to be heard. We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments.”
