Blake Lively Awarded $400,000 From Justin Baldoni in Legal Battle’s Finishing Move

Blake Lively has been awarded $400,000 in attorneys' fees in her legal dispute with Justin Baldoni, according to court documents obtained by TheWrap. This amount is significantly lower than the $8 million the "It Ends With Us" star had initially sought during the trial. The fees awarded mark the conclusion of the pair's 18-month legal battle, which was concluded in May and prevented them from proceeding to a federal trial that had been scheduled for the same month.

The court's ruling confirms that Lively is entitled to reimbursement for certain fact-gathering and discovery processes, as well as reasonable attorneys' fees. However, the decision is partial, with Baldoni only ordered to pay $363,245.40 in attorneys' fees and $44,206.35 in other costs, falling short of the $7.5 million in attorneys' fees and $540,000 in costs that Lively had originally requested.