Justin Baldoni i Blake Lively‘It Ends with Us’ stars, continue to fight a rogue battle over legal fees in court following sexual harassment claims and a lawsuit dispute. The 42-year-old actor is asking a federal judge to deny or substantially reduce the actress’ demands for $8 million in attorney fees and court costs. Citing inflated figures, he expressed that Lively and her team did not present credible evidence to merit the amount.Here’s a closer look at Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s legal dispute over attorneys’ fees and costs.
Justin Baldoni is asking the court to reconsider Blake Lively’s legal fees
Justin Baldoni’s team filed a motion on Monday, July 13, 2026 claiming that Blake Lively was asking for an exaggerated sum. “Lively’s fee request is so overblown that it includes fees to investigate her own perjury liability arising from her California CRD claim and her Rule 11 motion for which the Court has already denied fees,” the filings read, according to TMZ.Alternatively, the ‘Con Man’ actor’s lawyer claims that if the judge awards fees, it should at least be six figures. The motion claimed that Blake Lively’s demand for legal fees goes beyond defending her $400 million defamation lawsuit. “Lively has failed to meet its burden of presenting credible evidence that the fees and costs it seeks to recover are reasonable and, accordingly, its request for fees should be denied in its entirety,” the filing states.
Justin Baldoni points out problems in Blake Lively’s legal claims
In the motion, Justin Baldoni argued that Blake Lively’s case was terribly overstaffed. The documents said there were multiple attorneys at hearings, excessive internal conferences, extremely excessive research and online research and 7,070.20 billable hours billed by 82 timekeepers (20 times what the court previously approved), according to PEOPLE.
When Justin Baldoni first spoke about the case
Justin Baldoni talked about the whole legal fiasco he dealt with for about two years. Earlier this month, he shared a Instagram video with his wife, Emilio Baldoniwhere they sat and thanked their loved ones. They specifically mentioned that their immense gratitude does not erase the pain, injustice and trauma that the duo experienced.As for the main case of Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively, they privately shook hands and made up a couple of months ago. The details are unknown to the public.Disclaimer: The information in this report is based on a legal hearing as reported by a third-party source. The data provided represent allegations made by the parties involved and are not proven facts. The case is ongoing and no final verdict has been reached. The publication does not claim that the allegations are true.