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Justin Baldoni is breaking his silence two years after the Blake Lively legal drama began.
On Wednesday night, Baldoni and his wife, Emily, sat down and filmed a lengthy video for Instagram. The couple detailed the last two years being filled with “injustice” and “trauma.”
“We have not spoken publicly for the better part of the last two years, and it’s not because we haven’t had anything to say,” Justin began the video.
He added, “Because lord knows we have, but it just felt like every time we went to make a video like this, we wanted to speak, something was telling us not to. It just didn’t feel like the right time, and we were talking about it and feeling into it and praying about it.”
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“We have not spoken publicly for the better part of the last two years, and it’s not because we haven’t had anything to say.”
Emily said: “This feels like the moment,” and “There’s so much to say.”
The legal battle between Lively and Baldoni stemmed from the production of the 2024 movie “It Ends With Us.” Rumors of tension surfaced during the movie’s press tour when Baldoni promoted the movie separately from Lively and the rest of the cast.
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In December 2024, Lively filed a complaint and later a federal lawsuit alleging Baldoni sexually harassed her on set and, after she raised concerns, orchestrated a campaign to damage her reputation. Baldoni denied the allegations and responded with lawsuits against Lively, Ryan Reynolds, The New York Times, and others, accusing them of defamation, extortion, and attempting to destroy his career.
Over the following year, both sides engaged in a highly public legal fight that included the release of text messages, behind-the-scenes footage, subpoenas, and multiple amended court filings. Rather than proceed to trial, Lively and Baldoni reached a confidential settlement in May 2026 without either side admitting wrongdoing or paying damages to the other. The only remaining issue before the court is Lively’s request for approximately $8 million in attorney’s fees and litigation costs, which Baldoni is contesting.
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In the video uploaded on Wednesday, Justin shared that they wouldn’t cover everything and his wife agreed, adding that they have “immense gratitude for … so many people and so many things that have happened to us.”
“Gratitude has saved us,” Justin added.
Emily noted that despite the gratitude that they both have, it doesn’t “negate the injustice and the pain that we have also felt in the last few years.”
“We’ve had to wrestle with so many things and try to understand so many things, like how could something like this even happen? Let alone disguised as a fight for women. So much to unpack,” she continued.
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Emily said that the couple experience “a lot of trauma” and it is difficult for them to discuss it.
“We don’t even know if this is the right thing to say. We just know we need to share something,” Justin said. “What I will say is that there have been so many painful things that have been spoken into existence over the last couple of years. That created so much noise, and we didn’t want to add to the noise. So we just wanted to let the justice system run its course.”
Emily added that “the truth and the facts have spoken for themselves.”
The couple, who tied the knot in 2013, gave an update to fans about how their lives are two years after the legal battle began.
“We are healing,” Justin said. “If you’ve ever been through something traumatic, you know that healing isn’t linear. It looks different every day. We have had to rethink for ourselves what is real, and what matters. It’s this. It’s our family, it’s our friends, it’s our community, who have been their for us, it’s our faith.”
He said that this situation has led to him and Emily growing “closer, more devoted, and steadfast in our faith than we’ve ever been.”
Justin said that Emily prayed “people would have discernment” while he thanked viewers for their support.
“So many of you had discernment, and you used your intuition, and you trusted that. You have given your time to fight for us. Thank you does not feel like enough. But we’re here, in large part, because of so many of you, and all of our friends and family,” Justin said.
To wrap up the video, Justin said the biggest lesson they have learned throughout this journey. “When God presses the reset button, and everything else is stripped away, that’s when love shows up,” he said.
Emily added, “And it did. There’s so much more to say. The time will come. But for now, we are going to focus on continuing the healing and hanging out with our kiddos and enjoying life.”
Although the courtroom battle between Baldoni and Lively has largely concluded, the dispute remains one of Hollywood’s most talked-about legal sagas because of its impact on the movie, the celebrities involved, and the broader conversation about workplace conduct and reputation management.
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