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Blake Lively demands Justin Baldoni pay staggering seven-figure sum after settling legal war

Blake Lively demands Justin Baldoni pay $8 million in legal fees after settling legal war Email Page Six

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Blake Lively demands Justin Baldoni pay staggering seven-figure sum after settling legal war

By Eric Todisco Published June 30, 2026, 11:41 a.m. ET

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Blake Lively has requested Justin Baldoni pay her more than $8 million in legal fees, according to new court documents obtained by Page Six.

In a filing submitted Monday in New York, the actress sought $7,495,526.87 in attorneys’ fees and $539,514.01 in litigation costs and expenses from her explosive legal battle with her “It Ends With Us” co-star and his Wayfarer Studios.

Lively’s legal team said the work required to defeat Baldoni’s now-dismissed $400 million defamation lawsuit was “comprehensive and necessary to achieve the complete win that was secured.”

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Blake Lively (seen above on Feb. 11) is requesting more than $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni nearly two months after they settled their lawsuit. Robert Miller for NY Post
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Lively wants Baldoni (pictured above on Feb. 11) to pay her $7,495,526.87 in attorneys’ fees and $539,514.01 in litigation costs and expenses. Gregory P. Mango for NY Post

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The attorneys added that their 38-year-old client “has paid and continues to pay” her legal bills and will seek “any additional attorneys’ fees” incurred in her latest legal request.

The filing also mentioned “significant press attention, with thousands of indexed and syndicated media articles” that increased the legal costs of the case, noting that Lively has produced more than 7,000 documents since the legal war began.

Judge Lewis J. Liman ordered Baldoni, 42, and Wayfarer Studios to respond to Lively’s request by July 13.

After that, Liman will decide whether to reward the full amount, reduce it or deny the request completely, according to the court documents.

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Lively’s filing noted there was “significant press attention” that drove up costs in her legal battle with Baldoni (seen above on Feb. 11). Robert Miller for NY Post
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The “Gossip Girl” alum’s attorneys said the actress (pictured above on May 4) “has paid, and continues to pay” her legal bills in the case. Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Lively’s lawyers, Michael Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, told Page Six, “Thanks to this landmark decision, those considering using a lawsuit as a weapon of intimidation have been put on notice that there are consequences for doing so.

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