"By agreeing to this settlement, and waiving their right to appeal, Justin Baldoni and every individual defendant now face personal liability for abusing the legal system to silence and intimidate Ms. Lively. And by admitting that Ms. Lively's concerns deserved to be heard, the defendants have ended once and for all the fiction that Ms. Lively fabricated claims of sexual harassment and retaliation."
"From day one Blake Lively's mission was clear: expose and hold accountable those who weaponize smear campaigns and retaliatory lawsuits to intimidate and silence survivors. That mission continues."
Blake Lively's legal team announced a settlement victory in her lawsuit against co-star Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios over allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation on the set of It Ends With Us. Lively dropped her remaining three claims to avoid trial, though most original harassment claims were previously dismissed. The defendants agreed to the settlement and waived their right to appeal, which Lively's attorneys characterized as admission that her concerns were valid and that she did not fabricate harassment claims. Despite receiving no monetary settlement, Lively's lawyers framed the outcome as vindicating her mission to hold accountable those using legal tactics to silence survivors. Lively continues pursuing attorneys' fees and damages from Baldoni's separate $400 million defamation suit against her.
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