Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively formally settled their It Ends With Us legal dispute in early May, effectively averting a scheduled trial. Despite the resolution, the legal friction persists as Baldoni recently filed a motion to block Lively from recovering legal fees, and both parties remain subject to potential depositions regarding related PR controversies.
On The Megyn Kelly Show, Megyn Kelly framed the situation as a lingering conflict, noting, "we have a Kelly's Court with another twist in the Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni case, which despite that shock settlement, is not over just yet."
The discourse has shifted toward the mechanics of the legal maneuvering. Mark Geragos highlighted the toxicity surrounding the case, specifically pointing to an allegation that suggests, "to get text messages between Jason Baldoni and his publicist, there's a, there's a, an allegation that they set up a sham lawsuit, they being, um, Blake Lively's team."
While the settlement ended the primary threat of a trial, the legal machinery continues to churn. With Baldoni represented by Brian Freedman, a lawyer Kelly describes as someone who "hammered them. He got me everything I deserved.," the battle over damages and depositions suggests that the animosity between the two camps is far from resolved.
