Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have ended their 'It Ends With Us' dispute in a settlement | Flipboard
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have reached a settlement to end their legal dispute regarding the production of the film 'It Ends With Us'. The agreement was reached shortly before a trial was scheduled to begin in New York.
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“Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni agreed Monday to end their legal battle over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us.””
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Multiple independent sources, including The Guardian, Flipboard, and other web search results, confirm that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni reached a settlement to end their legal battle regarding the production of 'It Ends With Us'.
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— It Ends with Us is a 2024 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni and written by Christy Hall, based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_(film)
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— The settlement comes just two weeks ahead of a scheduled trial, where both stars were expected to testify. The Hollywood legal battle began in 2024 when Lively sued Baldoni, accusing him of harassment…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c936q7np647o
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— It ends with a settlement. The legal spat between Lively and Baldoni is over.In a joint statement on Monday, legal representatives of both parties said: “The end product – the movie It Ends With Us – …
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/04/blake-lively-ju…
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/04/blake-lively-ju…
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“The Hollywood stars settled their civil case two weeks before a trial was set to begin in New York”
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Flipboard and multiple web search results explicitly state that the settlement occurred two weeks before a scheduled trial in New York.
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— Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s nasty legal battle stemming from their 2024 film “It Ends With Us” is finally over. The pair settled Lively’s suit against her director and co-star on Monday — two we…
https://pagesix.com/2026/05/04/celebrity-news/blake-lively-a…
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— The settlement comes just two weeks ahead of a scheduled trial, where both stars were expected to testify.The case stems from interactions between Baldoni and Lively on the set of the film, an adaptio…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c936q7np647o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c936q7np647o
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“Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's Wayfarer Studios announced on Monday, May 4, that they’ve reached a [settlement]”
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Flipboard and web search results specifically mention that Wayfarer Studios announced the settlement on Monday, May 4.
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— Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni 's Wayfarer Studios announced on Monday, May 4, that they've reached a settlement ahead of their trial, which was scheduled to begin this month.
https://ew.com/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-reach-settlement-…
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— The high-profile legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's production company will no longer go to trial as the parties have reached a settlement.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/entertainment/blake-lively-ju…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/entertainment/blake-lively-ju…
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— The legal battle between "It Ends With Us" co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni will no longer go to trial after they reached a settlement deal that their lawyers announced Monday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/blake-l…
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/blake-l…
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“Blake Lively has called time on her bitter two-year legal battle with Justin Baldoni”
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While Flipboard claims the legal battle lasted two years, other web search results state the legal battle began in 2024 (the same year as the film's release), which contradicts the 'two-year' duration claim.
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— Justin Louis Baldoni is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Rafael Solano on the CW telenovela Jane the Virgin and for starring in and directing the romantic drama film It End…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Baldoni
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Baldoni
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— Justin Baldoni Vs. Blake Lively Feud Explained: Legal Battle Jokes Make Critics’ Choice Awards Monologue. 2 days ago. Save for later. The Independent.What is the legal battle between Blake Lively and …
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— The ugly legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni shows no sign of slowing down, with another dramatic week adding to the ongoing feud. This week has seen newly unsealed text messages reve…
https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-15491315/Whats-l…
https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-15491315/Whats-l…
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“McDonald’s Is Quietly Ditching Its Self-Serve Soda Fountains”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that McDonald's is phasing out or removing self-serve soda fountains across the United States.
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— McDonald’s Is Quietly Ditching Its Self-Serve Soda Fountains.Say goodbye to the self-serve soda machine at Illinois McDonald's locations. 49 minutes ago. Save for later.
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— Self-serve soda fountains allow consumers to refill multiple times at fast-food restaurants. But McDonald's says it's phasing out soda-fountain machines in dining rooms across the US.
https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-phasing-out-self-s…
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— After previously announcing plans to remove self-serve soda fountain machines from its restaurants, the fast-food chain is inching one step closer to that goal. When are McDonald’s soda machines fadin…
https://www.today.com/food/restaurants/mcdonalds-drinks-remo…
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