Lively filed a sexual harassment and defamation lawsuit against Baldoni in December 2024 through the California Civil Rights Department. A $400 million countersuit from Baldoni was dismissed in June 2025. The AP and Entertainment Weekly confirm the case is scheduled to go to trial on March 9, 2026.

Blake Lively's attorneys revealed what really happened when the actress attended a July 31 deposition in her legal battle against It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni.

A year after It Ends With Us landed in cinemas, the feud between co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni shows no signs of abating. Despite the judge's ruling to throw out Baldoni's countersuit in June, which alleged defamation, extortion and and invasion of privacy, there still seems to be foul play keeping the saga in the headlines.