Five Feet Apart is a 2019 American teen romance about two cystic fibrosis patients who fall in love while staying five feet apart.
Blake Lively has been awarded legal costs totaling $8,035,040.88 in the It Ends With Us dispute; a judge has ruled she is entitled to fees and costs from Justin Baldoni’s countersuit, while damages were rejected. The settlement occurred in May 2026, with implications for future retaliation cases.
A Manhattan judge has awarded Blake Lively a fraction of the legal fees she sought in her defamation and harassment case against Justin Baldoni, ordering payment of $363,245 in attorney fees and $44,206 in costs. The ruling narrows the scope to defamation defenses rather than all claims linked to the It Ends With Us dispute.