Blake Lively is awarded about $400,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs in her legal dispute with Justin Baldoni, after a judge rejected most of her request for roughly $8 million. Multiple outlets report the ruling is part of the wind-down of the case following litigation over Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit.
The BBC, Variety, NBC News, and others describe the decision as a significant reduction from the amount Lively sought. The judge’s written ruling explains that only a portion of the claimed fees and costs are recoverable. Different outlets cite slightly different figures within the roughly $400,000 range—such as about $400,000, or $363,245.40 in fees plus $44,206.35 in costs—reflecting reporting on the same court award.
Context from reports indicates the parties settled their dispute in May, avoiding a federal trial that had been scheduled later that month. Meanwhile, Baldoni had argued that Lively’s fee request was excessive and urged the court to deny or substantially reduce it. The coverage consistently frames the current ruling as the outcome of the fee dispute rather than a renewed merits decision.
