Blake Lively is standing strong in her legal battle against It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni. A source close to the actress told People magazine that Lively has “no regrets” about filing the lawsuit in December 2024, which accuses Baldoni of sexual harassment and launching a retaliatory smear campaign. The case is expected to go to trial in March 2026.
According to the insider, Lively’s decision wasn’t impulsive. “This wasn’t made on a whim — it was months in the making. She knew there would be backlash, and she prepared herself for how mentally and emotionally difficult it would be,” the source said. “But she couldn’t live with herself if she didn’t stand up for what she believed was wrong.”
Lively, who shares four children — James, 10, Inez, 8, Betty, 5, and Olin, 2 — with her husband Ryan Reynolds, is keeping her family at the center of her focus throughout the legal process. “As a mom, she never wants her daughters to stay silent in the face of injustice. Right now, she’s taking it one day at a time and staying focused on her No. 1 priority: her family,” the source added.
Meanwhile, Baldoni has denied all allegations and has kept a low profile, spending time in Hawaii with his wife Emily and their two children. In response to Lively’s claims, Baldoni filed a $400 million countersuit against Lively, Reynolds, their publicist Leslie Sloane, and her firm Vision PR, Inc. He is accusing them of civil extortion, defamation, and more — claims Lively’s legal team has called “meritless.”
On April 10, Lively’s attorneys, Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, filed a motion to dismiss Baldoni’s countersuit. In a statement, they criticized his legal team for “leading the charge to tear down the very law that protects women who come forward about sexual assault, harassment, and discrimination.” They added that Lively “will continue to show all victims that they are not alone, that they do not have to stay silent, and that the law is on their side.”
As the case progresses, it continues to draw widespread attention for its high-profile names and serious claims, setting the stage for a closely watched legal battle.
