Blake Lively Awarded $400,000 in Attorneys’ Fees in Justin Baldoni Case
A judge on Wednesday awarded Blake Lively about $400,000 in attorneys’ fees in her dispute with “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni, well short of the $8 million she had sought. Lively and Baldoni settled their 18-month legal war in May, avoiding a federal trial that was scheduled for later that month. At the […]
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.
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- Blake Lively Awarded $400,000 From Justin Baldoni in Legal Battle’s Finishing Move thewrap.com
- Judge grants Blake Lively $400,000 of $8M in legal fees she sought in film fight with Justin Baldoni winnipegfreepress.com
