Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled their lawsuit related to the film It Ends With Us, just before the trial was set to begin.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have reached a settlement in their legal dispute linked to the movie It Ends With Us, ending proceedings two weeks before a trial due to begin on 18 May. A federal judge had already dismissed 10 of 13 claims, including sexual harassment, defamation, and civil conspiracy, leaving claims for retaliation, aiding and abetting retaliation, and breach of contract, to proceed. A joint statement released on 4 May refers to workplace standards and the film’s impact. No further details of the settlement have been made public, and both parties issued the same wording. Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Series Producer: Louise Clarke Senior Impact Producer: Melanie Stewart Smith Researcher: Helena Warwick-Cross Technical Producer: Cameron Ward Editor: Clare Fordham Assistant Commissioning Producer: Rechmial Miller Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

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Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty

Topics covered

• lawsuit settlement
• film industry
• workplace standards
• legal dispute
• It Ends With Us

Keywords

• Blake Lively
• Justin Baldoni
• lawsuit
• settlement
• It Ends With Us
• workplace standards
• legal dispute

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Organizations: BBC Sounds

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