May 07, 2026
Though Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled her claims accusing his production company of orchestrating a smear campaign after she accused her "It Ends With Us" co-star of sexually harassing her, the actress' attorneys told a New York federal judge Thursday that there's still a dispute over damages and fees.
May 04, 2026
Blake Lively has settled her claims accusing Justin Baldoni's production company of orchestrating a smear campaign after she accused her "It Ends With Us" co-star of sexually harassing her, the actors announced in a joint statement Monday, just two weeks before the case was set to go to trial in New York federal court.
April 02, 2026
Blake Lively's lawsuit against her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni and his production company will soon head to trial on her claims of retaliation but not on her other allegations, including sexual harassment, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Thursday.
March 13, 2026
A lawyer for Justin Baldoni will not face sanctions for public comments critical of Blake Lively because they came long enough ago that they are unlikely to influence the feuding Hollywood stars' upcoming trial, a Manhattan federal judge held Friday.
January 02, 2026
The coming year's major developments in New York courts include politically charged criminal cases with ties to President Donald Trump, gambling investigations that have snared high-profile athletes and charges against murder suspect Luigi Mangione.
October 23, 2025
Blake Lively told a New York federal judge Wednesday her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni, his production company and other defendants in her defamation case should be sanctioned for using Signal's auto-delete function in an attempt to erase evidence of their alleged retaliatory smear campaign against the actress.
October 01, 2025
The New York Times on Tuesday sued "It Ends With Us" director and star Justin Baldoni's production company, claiming the company must cover the $150,000 in legal fees and court costs the paper racked up while defending itself in defamation litigation that "had no basis in law or fact."
September 12, 2025
Taylor Swift's counsel at Venable LLP told a Manhattan federal judge Friday that the pop superstar has not agreed to be deposed in actress Blake Lively's defamation case against her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni, but could do so the week of Oct. 20 "if she is forced."
August 08, 2025
A New York federal judge on Friday warned all litigants in actress Blake Lively's defamation case against her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni not to use "intemperate" language and personal attacks in court filings.
August 05, 2025
Actress Blake Lively has asked a Manhattan federal judge to sanction the attorney representing "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni in her ongoing defamation case, alleging the lawyer repeatedly defied a February court order blocking extrajudicial statements likely to prejudice the case.