Justin Baldoni Disagrees with Blake Lively's $8M Legal Fee Request

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Justin Baldoni wants a judge to reject Blake Lively's request for over $8 million in legal fees.

In a recent court filing, Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios called Blake Lively's request 'not a typical fee motion'.

Blake Lively says she needs $7,495,526 for 7,070 hours of lawyer work. The New York Times only asked for $181,000 for a similar case.

Justin Baldoni's team is comparing this to the New York Times case, where they asked for much less money for the same kind of work.

Justin Baldoni's lawyers say Blake Lively could not have spent over 7,000 hours on this part of the case.

The court can decide to exclude time that is not necessary.

Blake Lively did not give any records to support her $7.5 million request.

Justin Baldoni's team thinks the court should look at whether the case had too many lawyers and if the time spent was reasonable.

Justin Baldoni's lawyers see many examples of excessive work and research in Blake Lively's request.

Blake Lively did not give enough evidence to show that her requested fees are reasonable. Her request should be denied or reduced.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal issues started in December 2024 when Blake Lively accused Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment.

Justin Baldoni sued Blake Lively and her husband for defamation in January 2025.

Blake Lively asked a judge to dismiss Justin Baldoni's countersuit, calling it 'vengeful and rambling'.

A judge dismissed Justin Baldoni's $400-million defamation claim against Blake Lively and her husband.

Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios denied Blake Lively's allegations. A judge threw out her sexual harassment claims.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settled their case in May, just before a trial was to start.

In a joint statement, lawyers for Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni said they were moving on from the legal battle.

The movie 'It Ends With Us' is a source of pride for everyone who worked on it.

The lawyers said they hope this brings closure and allows everyone to move forward in peace.

In May, Justin Baldoni's lawyers asked a judge to deny any future proceedings related to Blake Lively's request for legal fees.

A judge ruled that Blake Lively can recover some legal costs, but the amount is still to be decided.

Last month, Blake Lively's team asked for over $8 million in legal costs from Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios.

Blake Lively's lawyers said their work was necessary to achieve a complete win.

Blake Lively and her team have not responded to Justin Baldoni's latest filing.

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