Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

NEW YORK — Blake Lively can recover some legal costs from fellow actor and director Justin Baldoni but not punitive damages and other relief she sought aftersettling her legal claimsover their 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” a judge ruled Friday. Judge Lewis J. Liman said in a written decision that Lively can recover legal fees and costs related to her defense against a countersuit Baldoni brought against her aftershe sued himin December 2024. In his written ruling Friday, Liman c