Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have avoided the explosive trial that threatened to drag their bitter It Ends With Us feud back into open court, after the actress reached a last-minute settlement with his production company and public relations team.
The agreement came just two weeks before trial was set to begin on May 18, ending what had become a sprawling legal fight over breach of contract, alleged reputational harm, and a movie that was once promoted as a story meant to raise awareness for domestic violence survivors.
The settlement does not include an apology from either side. Instead, both camps released a statement framing the film as a point of shared pride while acknowledging that Lively’s concerns “deserved to be heard.”
