A judge ruled that Justin Baldoni must pay Blake Lively's legal fees, but she's not entitled to extra damages over the 'It Ends With Us' suit.
Baldoni must pay Lively's legal fees after his $400M defamation countersuit was dismissed; court denied all additional damages claims. California law limits countersuits against accusers, blocking punitive damages—protecting workplace misconduct complainants from retaliation suits.
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The court also found that Lively is not entitled to additional damages
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June 12, 2026
A judge has ordered Justin Baldoni to pay Blake Lively‘s legal fees, though she is not entitled to extra damages related to the dismissal of his $400 million defamation suit against his former It Ends With Us co-star.
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