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Blake Lively seeks  million in attorney fees from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios

Blake Lively seeks $8 million in attorney fees from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios

Actor Blake Lively has asked a judge to order Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios to pay nearly $8 million in legal fees and costs she says she spent defending herself against Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit, Variety said. The latest update has come just after Baldoni’s $400 million defamation suit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, was dismissed. Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni The lawsuit was filed after Lively accused her ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star and director of sexually harassing her on the film’s set and running an online campaign against her after she raised complaints. Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios denied the allegations and claimed Lively and Reynolds used false harassment claims to take control of the film. However, the court later dismissed the defamation suit, ruling that Lively’s allegations were protected under litigation privilege. Although Lively later dropped her own lawsuit against Baldoni and others before the trial began, the settlement did not involve any financial payment. She was, however, allowed to continue seeking reimbursement for the legal costs she incurred while defending against …