Blake Lively got no payout in Justin Baldoni settlement after brutal legal fight
The Independent • • general
Key Points:
- Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled their legal dispute over sexual harassment and alleged smear campaign accusations, with no money exchanged between the parties, according to reports.
- Although the actors received no settlement funds, their legal teams reportedly earned a combined $60 million from the proceedings.
- Lively still has a pending motion for attorneys’ fees and damages related to Baldoni’s failed defamation suit against her.
- The settlement was reached two weeks before the trial was set to begin, avoiding further legal costs and potential damaging revelations.
- Lively’s sexual harassment claims were dismissed earlier by a judge who ruled she could not sue under federal law as she was an independent contractor, not an employee.
