All eyes were on Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively ever since they became tangled in a legal battle, which went on for nearly two years. It all started in December 2024, owing to creative differences between the two when they began filming the adaptation of Coleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us. Things started going worse when Blake decided to sue Justin for sexual harassment, fat shaming, and intentional reputation damage.
While their legal battle seemed never-ending, it did come to a halt on Monday, April 4, 2026, as Blake and Justin settled. Amid all this, have you wondered how much the legal battle has cost the actors? If yes, here’s what legal experts have revealed about the same.
Legal experts reveal that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle came at a steep cost
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s legal battle had been going on for a long, long time. Naturally, it all came at a hefty price, as revealed by a number of legal experts who recently spoke to People. A New York-based attorney named Richard Schoenstein said that their combined legal expenses are in the multiple millions. He explained, “There are around 1,500 docket entries, countless lawyers on both sides, and these are high-priced firms billing well over USD 1000 an hour.”
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