Blake Lively's 'calculated' return to the Met Gala in New York on Monday 4 May, just hours after settling a high‑profile lawsuit with It Ends With Us co‑star Justin Baldoni, was read by crisis communications specialists as a deliberate signal that she is 'not hiding' from controversy.
The 38‑year‑old actor, long regarded as one of the event's unofficial queens, swept up the Metropolitan Museum of Art steps in vintage Atelier Versace as reports emerged that the two‑year legal war had been resolved.
