Blake Lively Lawyer Reacts To Star Getting Just $400K In Baldoni Case Legal Fees

Key Points:

• Judge Lewis Liman awarded Blake Lively $363,245.40 in attorneys’ fees and $44,206.35 in costs, significantly less than the nearly $8 million she sought in her legal dispute with Justin Baldoni.
• The judge criticized the number of hours Lively's team billed as unreasonable and ruled that time spent on media relations was not compensable since it was not integral to defending the defamation claim.
• Lively’s lawyers emphasized that the case was about accountability rather than money, highlighting that Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit was deemed meritless and retaliatory by two courts.
• The legal team connected Lively’s case to ongoing disputes involving Rebel Wilson, noting a broader industry issue with secret online smear campaigns targeting women, involving some of the same players.
• Despite the reduced fee award, Lively’s lawyers framed the outcome as a precedent-setting victory that encourages other victims to come forward and demonstrates the legal system’s role in accountability beyond social media battles.