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Justin Baldoni’s lawyer says the actor and his co-producer Jamie Heath are “ecstatic” over the outcome of the It Ends With Us settlement
Baldoni had already been dismissed from the litigation before settlement talks began
Blake Lively and the film’s production entities resolved the dispute just weeks before the case was scheduled for trial in New York

Justin Baldoni is “ecstatic” about the resolution of the legal battle tied to It Ends With Us, according to his attorney, Bryan Freedman.

After news broke that Blake Lively, 38, and the film’s production entities had reached a settlement, Freedman said Baldoni and producer Jamie Heath are “very pleased” with how the dispute concluded following months of legal back-and-forth.

“I can’t talk about the terms of the settlement, but what I can tell you is that he is ecstatic, that both Jamie and Justin are ecstatic at the results of this and the settlement itself. They are very pleased with where this ended up,” Freedman told Extra.

Freedman also emphasized that Baldoni, 42, was no longer personally involved in the litigation by the time settlement discussions began.

“This is not his settlement,” Freedman said. “He’s already out of the case by the time this settlement discussion even starts. Justin Baldoni is not a party, and that’s what gets forgotten a lot.”

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.TIMOTHY A.CLARY / AFP via Getty; BG048/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images 

He added, “If you’re looking at this settlement as a win or a loss or anything else, I think he just looks at it as a logical ending to a case that he was already out of.”

According to Freedman, the case had shifted significantly before both sides entered settlement talks.

“Ten of the 13 claims were gone as a result of the summary judgment motion,” Freedman said. “Five individuals were out of the case. What remained was really Blake Lively versus It Ends With Us, the movie LLC, the agency group and Wayfarer Studios.”

Baldoni is the co-founder of Wayfarer Studios, the production company involved in the case.

The legal dispute officially came to a close on Monday, May 4, when attorneys for both sides confirmed a settlement less than two weeks before the case was scheduled to go to trial in New York.

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In a joint statement, the parties said It Ends With Us remains “a source of pride” and reaffirmed their support for domestic violence survivors.

“We acknowledge the process presented challenges and recognize concerns raised by Ms. Lively deserved to be heard,” the statement read. “We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments.”

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The legal battle began in December 2024, when Lively accused Baldoni, her It Ends With Us director and costar, of sexual harassment on set and alleged he participated in a campaign to damage her reputation. Baldoni denied the allegations and later filed a $400 million countersuit, which was eventually dismissed.

In April , U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman dismissed several of Lively’s claims, including sexual harassment, defamation and civil conspiracy, while allowing retaliation-related claims to proceed.