{"id":7302,"date":"2026-01-22T21:38:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/justin-baldonis-lawyer-doesnt-rule-out-settling-suit-with-blake-lively\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T21:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:38:38","slug":"justin-baldonis-lawyer-doesnt-rule-out-settling-suit-with-blake-lively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/justin-baldonis-lawyer-doesnt-rule-out-settling-suit-with-blake-lively\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Baldoni&#8217;s Lawyer Doesn&#8217;t Rule Out Settling Suit With Blake Lively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Justin Baldoni&#8217;s Lawyer<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Settlement? Not A Yes Or A No<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-22T13:10:12-08:00\"><br \/>\n                              January 22, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:10 PM PST<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<section id=\"cb-e9b88361ca57f519c3b34aef4a3d71ca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ebc69b97-a06f-4ec4-baa6-7c1b9853a461-223508763-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-ebc69b97-a06f-4ec4-baa6-7c1b9853a461-223508763-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e5\/16by9\/2026\/01\/22\/e5838009d60248d2a3a08f400ae9b8ec_md.jpg\" alt=\"012226_bryan_freedman_baldoni_lawyer_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e9b88361ca57f519c3b34aef4a3d71ca--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-84daa102c81ad829fa9cd878bc712d47\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Justin Baldoni<\/strong>&#8216;s defense lawyer isn&#8217;t ruling out a settlement possibility in <strong>Blake Lively<\/strong>&#8216;s lawsuit against his client &#8230; telling us his team is always focused on a positive overall outcome.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-84daa102c81ad829fa9cd878bc712d47--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b46b9ea2ed7e609c1899a0dff3e59f8f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Bryan Freedman<\/strong> stopped to talk with us outside a Manhattan courthouse Thursday &#8212; after a hearing in the case &#8212; and he told us he thought the hearing went well for Baldoni.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b46b9ea2ed7e609c1899a0dff3e59f8f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-498aa45a6edc205974724a49a6b064a0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f9\/4by3\/2025\/03\/20\/f9c8dff8bf974f988629959b604fa3cb_md.jpg\" alt=\"blake lively and justin baldoni getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-498aa45a6edc205974724a49a6b064a0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d530e77366dc94cde72f82c385d6b395\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We then asked if his client would consider a settlement &#8230; 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telling us and other reporters Lively&#8217;s not just in it for the money &#8212; she&#8217;s in it to make a statement, as well as an impact on young women who are being harassed at work.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ec440be86f4d04d4e7d693a95e50dedb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fa7dcc84069f63dc8dea72b152d5db22\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Based on that statement alone, a settlement seems far off &#8230; though &#8212; like Freedman &#8212; it can&#8217;t be ruled out as a possibility.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fa7dcc84069f63dc8dea72b152d5db22--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-76b0d72ea2a07a92db8319e6677ae229\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-e21d1e76-465c-4ed7-a24b-6b16ad8e20ad-479464563-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-e21d1e76-465c-4ed7-a24b-6b16ad8e20ad-479464563-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7f\/16by9\/2026\/01\/22\/7f8a091b52cd497f8f5a07c71a3249e9_md.jpg\" alt=\"012226_ellyn_garofalo_baldoni_lawyer_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-76b0d72ea2a07a92db8319e6677ae229--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0090634966d876836691000ba27fc428\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for how Baldoni&#8217;s doing, we got a little bit from Freedman &#8230; and a little from <strong>Ellyn Garofalo<\/strong> &#8212; another of Baldoni&#8217;s attorneys. Watch the clip of Ellyn to get the lowdown on JB&#8217;s mental state.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0090634966d876836691000ba27fc428--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-482633b59d5f7b5fc1eca78c9f61c514\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The trial&#8217;s scheduled to start May 18 &#8230; assuming the two sides can&#8217;t come to terms.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-482633b59d5f7b5fc1eca78c9f61c514--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Baldoni&#8217;s Lawyer Settlement? 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