Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni

What began as on-set tension during the film adaptation of It Ends with Us escalated into a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, with over 200 court exhibits unsealed in January 2026 alone—flooding media with private texts and deposition excerpts. Lively alleged sexual harassment and a coordinated PR smear campaign; Baldoni countersued for creative hijacking. The settlement, reached two weeks before a scheduled May 2026 trial, avoided a public verdict but left a lasting mark on Hollywood’s power dynamics. The case reshaped conversations about NDA culture and on-set accountability, cementing its status as one of the year's most closely watched celebrity legal disputes.