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Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

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As of June 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A judge said in a written ruling Friday that Lively can recover legal fees and costs related to her defense against a countersuit Baldoni brought against her after she sued him in December 2024.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 11 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

11 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftBlake Lively Awarded Legal Fees in Ruling After Justin Baldoni Settlement

New York Times - Business · Center-left · News report

CenterJudge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

WCVB Boston (Hearst) · Center · News report

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Jun 12, 11:38 PM

Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

A judge said in a written ruling Friday that Lively can recover legal fees and costs related to her defense against a countersuit Baldoni brought against her after she sued him in December...

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Jun 12, 11:38 PM

Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

A judge said in a written ruling Friday that Lively can recover legal fees and costs related to her defense against a countersuit Baldoni brought against her after she sued him in December...

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WGAL Susquehanna / KOAT7 (Hearst, Albuquerque)News report · Jun 12, 11:38 PM

Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

A judge said in a written ruling Friday that Lively can recover legal fees and costs related to her defense against a countersuit Baldoni brought against her after she sued him in December...

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WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville)News report · Jun 12, 11:38 PM

Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

A judge said in a written ruling Friday that Lively can recover legal fees and costs related to her defense against a countersuit Baldoni brought against her after she sued him in December...

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Jun 12, 11:19 PM

Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

A judge said in a written ruling Friday that Lively can recover legal fees and costs related to her defense against a countersuit Baldoni brought against her after she sued him in December...

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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Jun 12, 11:19 PM

Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

A judge said in a written ruling Friday that Lively can recover legal fees and costs related to her defense against a countersuit Baldoni brought against her after she sued him in December...

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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Jun 12, 11:19 PM

Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

A judge said in a written ruling Friday that Lively can recover legal fees and costs related to her defense against a countersuit Baldoni brought against her after she sued him in December...

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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Jun 12, 11:19 PM

Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees but no more damages in dispute over 'It Ends With Us' film

A judge said in a written ruling Friday that Lively can recover legal fees and costs related to her defense against a countersuit Baldoni brought against her after she sued him in December...

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New York Times - BusinessNews report · Jun 12, 10:26 PM

Blake Lively Awarded Legal Fees in Ruling After Justin Baldoni Settlement

The size of the award remains to be determined. It only involves the legal fees associated with part of her court battle with Mr. Baldoni, with whom she made a film.

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The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)News report · Jun 12, 9:09 PM

Judge orders Justin Baldoni to pay Blake Lively’s legal fees - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 PST

NEW YORK — Just over a month after settling, the seemingly endless “It Ends With Us” legal saga might finally be over as a federal New York judge has ordered Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer...

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Courthouse NewsNews report · Jun 12, 8:48 PM

Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees in ‘It Ends With Us’ feud with Justin Baldoni

Lively and Baldoni were set to go to trial in May until a last-minute settlement brought the proceedings to a halt.

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 11 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence11 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 11 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 12, 8:48 PM: Courthouse News joined the source map.

Jun 12, 9:09 PM: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) joined the source map.

Jun 12, 10:26 PM: New York Times - Business joined the source map.

Jun 12, 11:19 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 11 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.