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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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As of June 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Lively and Baldoni were set to go to trial in May until a last-minute settlement brought the proceedings to a halt.
The headline split One side frames it as "Blake Lively Awarded Legal Fees in Ruling After Justin Baldoni Settlement". The other frames it as "Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees in ‘It Ends With Us’ feud with Justin Baldoni".
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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 in ‘It Ends With Us’ feud with Justin Baldoni

Courthouse News · Center · News report

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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

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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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New York Times - BusinessNews report · Jun 12, 8:24 PM

Blake Lively Awarded Legal Fees in Ruling After Justin Baldoni Settlement

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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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48/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jun 12, 8:24 PM: New York Times - Business joined the source map.

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

Now: Wording Gap is 48/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.