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Blake Lively says Justin Baldoni‘s alleged It Ends With Us misconduct and subsequent preemptive smear campaign cost her some serious cash, and now the Gossip Girl star wants it back — triple time. Newly unsealed disclosure documents reveal that Lively’s bottom line in her ongoing sexual harassment and retaliation battle with Baldoni over the fallout from the Sony distributed flick is in the hundreds of millions –and climbing. Add to that, the Another Simple Favor actress is naming names, very famous names, of individuals like old pal Taylor Swift who could have “discoverable information” for next year’s trial. A trial that will see A-lister Lively, who is married to the very well-heeled Ryan Reynolds, seeking punitive damages in “an amount not less than three times the amount of Ms. Lively’s actual damages.” Those actual damages being estimated to be in the vicinity of $161 million, when all is said and done. So, doing the rough math, Lively is looking to score nearly $500 million out of all this, once you throw in legal fees and other bits. Add to that, in what is the opening salvo in a witness list, Lively’s Manatt, Phelps & Phillips lawyers detail how the Life of a Showgirl superstar could provide info at the March 9, 2026 starting trial. To be precise, IEWU soundtrack contributor Swift could have insights into “the parties alleged conduct; complaints or discussions about the work environment or conduct on the set of the Film; the production editing, cut, and creative process associated with the Film; publicity surrounding the Film; the retaliation campaign alleged by Ms.Lively and resulting damages suffered.” READ BLAKE LIVELY’S DISCLOSURE FILING FOR DAMAGES & POTENTIAL WITNESSES LIKE TAYLOR SIWFT, RYAN REYNOLDS, EMILY BLUNT & HUGH JACKMAN & TOM ROTHMAN HERE Reps for Swift, who has resisted various attempts to pull her into this whole affair almost since Lively filed a complaint Wayfarer Studios co-founder Baldoni with the California Civil Rights department last December, did not respond to Deadline’s request tonight for comment on Lively’s disclosure documents from July and September. While Swift is the biggest name on Lively’s list (because, let’s be clear, Taylor Swift is one of the biggest stars on the planet), “The Fate of Ophelia” singer is far from the only VIP section resident who could end up in Judge Lewis Liman’s NYC courtroom next spring. Hubby Reynolds, his Deadpool & Wolverine co-star Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt, Sony Pictures execs Tony Vinciquerra, Tom Rothman, Tahra Grant, Gloria Rico Haan and Bridgette Wright, now Paramount exec Josh Greenstein, and Range Media’s Jack Whigham. Amber Tamblyn is also on the once confidential list, as is IEWU co-star Jenny Slater, Gigi Hadid, various New York Times reporters, WME’s Ari Emanuel, Patrick Whitesell, Sarah Self and Danny Greenberg, Soho House’s Samantha Stone, America Ferrera, Scooter Braun, Alexis Bledel, and, rather oddly, Candace Owens. Along with Baldoni’s team and lead attorney Bryan Freedman, Crisis PR chief Melissa Nathan’s New York Post editor-at-large sister Sara Nathan is cited too. Big names aside, the real takeaway from Lively’s disclosures will be exactly how much she says Baldoni’s supposed misconduct and alleged online attacks just before IEWU came out in August 2024 truly cost her. And it is very exact in a spreadsheet kind of way. A brand even more than a star, Lively’s pursuit of Baldoni for what may have went down on the domestic violence flick and afterwards has always seemed to be about the hits and dings she took. Now, we have actual accounting. “Lost earnings in an amount of not less than $56,200,000, subject to expert testimony,” and “ost profits in an amount of approximately $71,000,000, subject to expert testimony,” details the September disclosure document made public on November 5. Broken down in the document, those categories range from past as well as future on-screen, endorsement and “speaking engagement” earnings, as well as profits lost and royalities never acquired from her Blake Brown Beauty products and her beverage holding company Betty B Holdings. In terms of what are called “non-economic damages,” Lively and her team estimate there was “pain and suffering, physical pain, and humiliation in the range of $250,000 to $400,000,” as well as “reputational harm in an amount of approximately $34,000,000, subject to expert testimony.” Noting that there could be more to come, “Ms. Lively has identified each damage figure as the minimum sought in each category based on presently available information,” the most recent disclosure document states. “Ms. Lively additionally intends to seek damages and fees in connection with California Civil Code 47.1 and applicable anti-SLAPP laws, which are not included in the above assessment of damages related to Ms. Lively’s pleaded claims.” All of which is a long long way from Baldoni’s now dismissed $400 million countersuit.
