Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni: Legal Clash Over 'It Ends with Us'

On April 6th, the legal clash between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni from It Is With Us

has been wilder than the movie itself.

The film hit theaters August 9th, 2024, pull then nearly $350 million worldwide,

tackling heavy stuff like domestic abuse.

But off-screen, Lively accused Baldoni, who directed and starred of sexual harassment

on set back in December 2024, claiming he and his,

team ran a smear campaign against her, things escalated fast with dueling lawsuits.

Lively sued in New York for harassment and retaliation, while Baldoni hit back with a $400 million

claim against her, Ryan Reynolds, and others for defamation and extortion, saying she tried

to hijack the film. Both sides traded fiery statements through lawyers, denying everything

and pointing fingers at media leaks and Dr. Texts. Fans in Hollywood split hard,

some back Lively for speaking out, others called it a power play amid promo drama.

Costars showed support for her, and the feud stole the movie spotlight, hurting reps on both ends.

Press tours got messy, with criticism over how Lively handled the abuse theme.

Courts stepped in heavy, a judge tossed Baldoni's big suit in June 2025, and he chose not to refile.

Lively amended her complaint with new witness accounts of other women feeling uneasy on set.

Justice April 2nd, 2026, the judge asked most of her harassment claims, but Greenlit retaliation

against Baldoni's PR crew, for the, alleged reputation hits. Discovery rolls on with Texts

revealing set tensions, even Taylor Swift shading Baldoni. Tries now set for May 18th, 2026,

could drag reputations further, or finally drop the mic on this saga.

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I'm Corey with The Story.