American entertainment lawyer and litigator, co-founder of Liner Freedman Taitelman + Cooley LLP
Blake Lively has been awarded $363,245 in attorneys’ fees and $44,206 in costs in the It Ends With Us dispute, far below her initial bid of $8 million. The decision, issued by Manhattan Judge Lewis Liman, restricts reimbursement to fees tied to defending defamation claims under a California survivor protection law, while other claims are left unresolved. The case remains a focal point in discussions about workplace conduct and film industry accountability.
Fox News Media has parted ways with Maria Bartiromo after 12½ years, prompting a shift in daytime and Sunday programming while Bartiromo’s camp disputes she was fired. The network thanks her for her work and says this marks a new chapter for both sides.