Blake Lively Wins Legal Battle, Misses Taylor Swift Wedding

Blake Lively has achieved a major legal success, demanding more than $8 million in fees and litigation costs from Justin Baldoni. This demand stems from his now-dismissed defamation lawsuit against her. Court documents filed on Monday detailed Lively's claim for $7,495,526.87 in fees and $539,514.01 in expenses.

A judge previously ruled that Lively is entitled to seek fees under a California law designed to protect individuals from retaliatory lawsuits. While her request for punitive damages was denied, Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios have until July 13 to respond to the fee request. Baldoni's team has contested the claim, deeming it fruitless.

In parallel, reports suggest a cooling of relations between Lively and Taylor Swift. Despite earlier hopes for reconciliation, Lively is reportedly not attending Swift's wedding festivities with Travis Kelce. Sources indicate that Swift and Lively are currently not speaking, and Lively was absent from a recent gathering that was rumored to be Swift's bachelorette party.

An insider suggested Lively understands the situation, acknowledging the wedding would attract media attention and that their friendship is not at the same level it once was. Their once-close bond, which saw Swift as godmother to Lively's children, reportedly fractured after Lively's legal issues inadvertently involved Swift's private communications.