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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kayleigh Roberts

Blake Lively's Kids Have Been Her "Lifeline" and Gotten Through Her "Intense Year" Amid Her Legal Battle with Justin Baldoni

Blake Lively during an interview with host Seth Meyers on May 1, 2025.

Anyone with internet access and even a passing interest in pop culture is probably aware of the ongoing legal battle between Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us director and costar, Justin Baldoni. And now, thanks to Lively, we also know how she's been getting through the objectively stressful personal era she's currently living—with the help of the four children she shares with her husband, Ryan Reynolds.

“It’s no surprise, I have had a pretty intense year," the 37-year-old actress explained during her Thursday night appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, according to a Page Six report, which attributed the intel to an audience member who attended the taping. "They’re just my lifeline. No matter what day I am having."

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