Judge awards Blake Lively $407,000 in fees from Justin Baldoni dispute

Judge Lewis Liman awarded Blake Lively $363,000 in attorneys' fees and $44,000 in court costs in her dispute with Justin Baldoni, Variety reported on 26 August 2026. She had sought roughly $8 million. Liman limited recovery to "reasonable" fees tied to defending against Baldoni's defamation suit, not the broader legal war. The parties settled in May 2026.