Blake Lively is awarded about $400,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs in her dispute with Justin Baldoni, far below the roughly $8 million she requested. Multiple outlets report a federal judge rules in her favor for a reduced amount after assessing her fee petition and associated expenses.
The judge’s decision, described by outlets including the BBC and The Independent, specifies Lively is not entitled to the bulk of the fees claimed. The awarded total is reported as approximately $400,000 to $407,000 across coverage. One outlet breaks the award into attorneys’ fees and costs, while others summarize it as a single reduced figure.
Context is that Lively and Baldoni settle their long-running legal fight after a defamation case filed by Baldoni against her is dismissed, with a federal trial that was scheduled later being avoided. Outlets agree the case wraps after about 18 months, but they differ in emphasis—some highlight the size of the reduction, while others focus on the settlement’s timing and the judge’s reasoning behind reducing the claim.
