{"id":474917,"date":"2026-02-12T10:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/474917\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:50:20","slug":"blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-fail-to-settle-in-court-meaning-it-ends-with-us-legal-war-is-far-from-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/474917\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni fail to settle in court meaning ‘It Ends With Us’ legal war is far from over"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ufeffA last-ditch effort to settle the legal war<\/a> between Blake Lively<\/a> and Justin Baldoni<\/a> has collapsed.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, The It Ends With Us co-stars faced off at the New York Federal Courthouse for court-mandated mediation as part of her sexual harassment case against him.<\/p>\n

\ufeffBut Lively, 38, and Baldoni, 42, failed to reach a settlement and left the court separately after six hours. It’s believed the May 18 trial will still go ahead.<\/p>\n

Blake Lively arrives at the New York Federal Courthouse for her trial against Baldoni. (GC Images)<\/p>\n

Bryan Freedman, Baldoni’s attorney, \ufeffacknowledged that a deal could still happen, but it seemed unlikely as reported by Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He believes the case will still go to trial, telling the publication: “I do. We’re looking forward to it.”<\/p>\n

Lively and Baldoni arrived at the New York City courtroom in attempt to resolve their explosive legal dispute.<\/p>\n

It was the first time they have appeared in court at the same time since Lively filed the lawsuit, according to Deadline.<\/a><\/p>\n

READ MORE: Ryan Reynolds’ rep defends scathing Justin Baldoni texts<\/a><\/p>\n

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Baldoni arrives at New York Federal Courthouse for his trial against Lively. (GC Images)<\/p>\n

\ufeffWhat followed was a routine, court-ordered settlement conference described as a final effort to reach an agreement ahead of the scheduled May 18 trial.<\/p>\n

Lively \ufeffarrived to the settlement conference solo, wearing a khaki green suit.<\/p>\n

Baldoni arrived holding hands with wife of 13 years, Emily Baldoni. \ufeff<\/p>\n

The actor and director flashed a smile upon his arrival. He was too wearing a khaki green jacket.<\/p>\n

The pair are believed to have spent most of the day in separate courtrooms on the 14th floor.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, neither said a word to the plethora of media waiting outside.<\/p>\n

The pair came face-to-face for the first time amid the legal battle. (GC Images)\"JustinBaldoni and Lively starred in ill-fated book-to-film adaptation It Ends With Us. (Nicole Rivelli\/Sony Pictures)<\/p>\n

Lively has been enmeshed in an ongoing legal saga<\/a> with Baldoni since late 2024, following bombshell sexual harassment allegations made by the actress.<\/p>\n

The actress claimed she’d been the victim of “severe emotional distress” while on set for the film adaptation of It Ends With Us<\/a>, which Baldoni both directed and starred in alongside her.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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Baldoni has vehemently denied these claims, launching a countersuit against Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds for defamation and extortion.<\/p>\n

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