Blake Lively proved she was well and truly back on the social scene on Wednesday, just two weeks after her humiliating settlement with Justin Baldoni.
The actress, 38, cracked a glowing smile and warmly posed with a friend at the Gucci High jewelry event in New York City, marking her second night out in a row, after months spent under the radar amid the explosive It Ends With Us lawsuit.
Lively looked immaculate for the event, dressed in a plunging white top, blue shirt, jeans and sparkling heels., one day after taking center stage at a Fendi party.
Despite her shock settlement, last week Lively was dealt a fresh legal blow amid her ongoing battle to have Baldoni cover her legal fees.
A judge rejected the star’s request to file more briefs and offer additional information before making a final decision on any fees or damages she may be entitled to, as per TMZ.
Just days after the feuding parties reached a settlement in Lively’s nearly two-year long battle against her It Ends With Us co-star, 42, it was revealed that the actress was still pursuing him for legal fees and damages tied to his failed $400 million defamation case against her.
Blake Lively proved she was well and truly back on the social scene on Wednesday, just two weeks after her humiliating settlement with Justin Baldoni
The settlement came just weeks before their scheduled May 18 trial, after a judge ‘gutted’ Lively’s 2024 sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit by tossing out her key allegations last month; Lively and Baldoni seen in a still from It Ends With Us
Lively claimed she is entitled to the payout as the winning party in Baldoni’s defamation suit, which she alleged was filed in retaliation to her own sexual harassment lawsuit.
She also demanded ‘compensatory damages tripled, and punitive damages,’ according to a court filing.
Lively’s legal team had already submitted motions on the matter earlier in the case, but were hoping to present further arguments and evidence, before the judge shut down the request.
The document was filed at a New York court three days after Lively settled her own case against Baldoni, just two weeks before it was meant to go to trial.
Baldoni had countersued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, 49, and the New York Times in early 2025, but a judge dismissed the lawsuit last year.
Lively’s settlement with Baldoni came after a judge ‘gutted’ her 2024 sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit by tossing out her key allegations last month.
The It Ends With Us co-stars reportedly spent $60 million combined to sue and countersue one another, according to Page Six.
The actress, 38, cracked a glowing smile and warmly posed with a friend at the Gucci High jewelry event in New York City , marking her second night out in a row, after months spent under the radar amid the explosive It Ends With Us lawsuit
Lively was keen to make a fashion statement – after largely shunning events during her legal battle
Lively was seen without husband Ryan Reynolds at the glitzy shindig
Lively appeared in great spirits on Tuesday while attending a Fendi event in NYC
In a joint statement announcing the settlement, neither side apologized but they acknowledged Lively’s claims ‘deserved to be heard.’
The Daily Mail revealed Lively did not get a single dollar from the surprise settlement.
Despite claiming she lost nearly $300 million in earnings and income after being the victim of an alleged ‘smear campaign,’ no money changed hands in the final agreement.
Sources in Baldoni’s camp said they were ‘ecstatic’ with how the case was resolved.
