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Blake Lively Seeks $8 M Fees from Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios

6/30/2026

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Blake Lively is seeking $8,035,040.88 in legal fees from Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios.
She filed the petition with a July 13 deadline for Baldoni’s response.
The request relies on Judge Lewis Liman’s ruling under California’s 2023 Protecting Survivors from Weaponized Defamation Lawsuits Act.
Liman had earlier dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit and $250 million claim against The New York Times, while a Wayfarer Studios representative declined comment on the fee calculations.

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Blake Lively is seeking $8,035,040.88 in legal fees from Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios.
She filed the petition with a July 13 deadline for Baldoni’s response.
The request relies on Judge Lewis Liman’s ruling under California’s 2023 Protecting Survivors from Weaponized Defamation Lawsuits Act.
Liman had earlier dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit and $250 million claim against The New York Times, while a Wayfarer Studios representative declined comment on the fee calculations.