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A judge awarded Blake Lively $407,451 in legal-fee reimbursement from her $8 million claim against Justin Baldoni, saying her request included unnecessary hours and intertwined costs. Baldoni denied harassment, his lawyers called the ruling a significant victory, parts of the defamation suit had been dismissed earlier, and the case was settled the following month.
A judge awarded Blake Lively about $363,245 in attorneys’ fees and $44,206 in costs in her defamation case against Justin Baldoni, far short of the roughly $8 million she sought; her lawyers framed the ruling as accountability for weaponized litigation and noted that time spent on media relations was not compensable under California law.
A DC Superior Court ordered the Kennedy Center to reimburse musician Chuck Redd about $252,480 in legal fees after dismissing the center’s anti-SLAPP suit over his Christmas Eve cancellation connected to the decision to add Donald Trump’s name to the building; the center plans to appeal, while a separate federal ruling had previously deemed the rename unauthorized and paused planned renovations at the venue.
A Washington, DC judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay jazz musician Chuck Redd more than $250,000 in legal fees after Redd canceled his Christmas Eve show in protest of the center’s decision to add Donald Trump’s name to the building; the court dismissed the center’s breach-of-contract claim for lack of a signed agreement, and the center said it will appeal as Trump’s name was removed from the exterior and other artists had pulled out in the wake of the rename.
A D.C. Superior Court judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay Chuck Redd’s legal fees totaling about $252,000 after tossing the center’s lawsuit over the board’s decision to rename the building in honor of Donald Trump; Redd, a longtime performer who opposed the name change, had pulled out of a performance when the vote occurred.
A DC federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay about $252,000 in legal fees to musician Chuck Redd after dismissing the center’s suit over his cancellation of a Christmas Eve concert prompted by the addition of Trump’s name to the building's façade; the ruling found unlawful retaliation, and the judge noted the event was free and not financially harmed by the cancellation, with the center planning to appeal.
A February deposition released by Hunter Biden’s new lawyers claims his family is broke and that he owes about $17 million to the Winston Taylor law firm for criminal, congressional, and defamation defense work. The suit concerns unpaid legal bills, with Biden stating he has no assets beyond his paintings and that the firm knew he wouldn’t be able to pay, while Winston Taylor says the debt is owed. Biden recently won $1.7 million in a defamation case, and collection efforts are complicated by liens and other factors. No comment was obtained from representatives for Biden or the White House.
Prince Harry could face up to £15m in legal costs after losing his privacy case against Associated Newspapers, with insiders saying supporters including Elton John may help cover the bill amid ongoing financial and security pressures for the couple.
A Delaware judge ruled that JPMorgan Chase must continue paying Charlie Javice’s legal fees during ongoing litigation, despite the bank’s objections to the rising costs. Javice, founder of the fintech Frank, was convicted of defrauding JPMorgan by inflating data to secure a $175 million acquisition and, with co-defendant Olivier Amar, ordered to pay $288 million in restitution. She remains imprisoned for seven years and is free on bail pending appeals, while JPMorgan and Javice’s team dispute the scope of fee coverage under their contract.
Following a settlement in their dispute over on-set misconduct related to It Ends with Us, a judge ruled Blake Lively could recover some of her legal costs from Justin Baldoni. Lively later filed a bill totaling about $8.04 million in attorneys’ fees and costs, while Baldoni’s countersuit was dismissed in 2025, a decision grounded in California survivor-protection law aimed at preventing retaliatory litigation against sexual-harassment survivors.
Two weeks after a federal judge ordered Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios to pay Blake Lively’s legal fees in their defamation/retaliation dispute, Lively filed a fee petition totaling $8,035,040.88—$7,495,526.87 in attorneys’ fees and $539,514.01 in costs—arguing for the full amount under California’s Protecting Survivors from Weaponized Defamation Lawsuits Act (Civil Code Section 47.1); Baldoni’s team has until July 13 to accept or challenge the request.
The Justice Department says it will not oppose paying the defendants’ legal fees in the Broadview Six case after charges tied to a Chicago-area anti-ICE protest were dropped amid grand jury misconduct; the move is aimed at quelling controversy, with the final amount to be negotiated.
A late-stage settlement in Blake Lively’s It Ends With Us dispute ends without a cash payout to Lively; Justin Baldoni will pay her legal fees after the court denied damages, leaving the financial aspect resolved while preserving accountability and her claims.
A judge ordered Justin Baldoni to pay Blake Lively’s legal fees tied to a $400 million countersuit that was dismissed last year; the court will determine the amount. Lively’s lawyers say she prevailed under Civil Code Section 47.1 and acted in good faith with no malice, while Baldoni’s attorney says the fees awarded were limited to a single claim in a case that lasted months, with both sides waiving appeals on future decisions.
AP News reports that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are continuing a legal dispute over who must pay their legal fees, with recent court filings indicating the matter remains unresolved as each side argues over the costs of representation.