Blake Lively reveals the grand total her legal battle with Justin Baldoni cost her

Key Points:

• Blake Lively has requested $8,035,040.88 in legal fees and costs from Justin Baldoni following a judge's ruling that she could recover some legal expenses after her sexual harassment lawsuit against him.
• U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled that Lively was entitled to recover legal costs under a California law protecting survivors of sexual harassment from retaliatory defamation lawsuits, but denied punitive damages or other relief she sought.
• The judge found no evidence that Lively acted with malice in suing Baldoni, leading to the dismissal of Baldoni's $400 million countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
• Lively’s legal team criticized Baldoni’s litigation tactics as abusive and designed to drain her resources, praising the ruling as a landmark decision that sets a precedent against using lawsuits as intimidation tools.
• The case stems from Lively’s original sexual harassment allegations against Baldoni during the production of their film "It Ends with Us" and subsequent legal battles over reputation and defamation claims.