The settlement between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, star of the film "It Ends With Us," has ended without monetary compensation, but the legal dispute between them is not yet fully over.
Lively still has an open claim for legal costs and possible damages, relating to Baldoni's unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against her.
"Anyone claiming to know the details of the confidential settlement at this time is misleading the public," a source close to the case said, adding that more information is expected in court filings soon.
The actress agreed on Monday to drop the remaining three lawsuits against production company Wayfarer Studios and its PR team, avoiding a trial scheduled for May 18. Lively previously accused the company, of which Baldoni is co-founder and co-chairman, of unlawful retaliation after she reported him for sexual harassment on the set of a film.
Most of her original charges, including all allegations of sexual harassment, were dismissed last month.
The settlement saved both parties from a multimillion-dollar federal trial. According to TMZ and Page Six, which were also confirmed by Variety, Lively received no financial compensation, while Baldoni's team reportedly expressed satisfaction with the outcome.
However, Baldoni's $400 million defamation lawsuit, dismissed last June, is still pending. The lawsuit was filed in January 2025 against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and their PR reps, alleging that false allegations of harassment were used to tarnish Baldoni's reputation and take control of the film.
Judge Louis Lyman dismissed the lawsuit, arguing that Lively's allegations were made in legal filings and therefore enjoyed immunity.
In a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, Lively's lawyers also sought costs, treble damages and punitive damages, citing a 2023 California law enacted to protect victims of sexual assault from retaliatory defamation lawsuits.
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