Justin Baldoni and wife Emily end nearly two years of silence over Blake Lively legal dispute
Nearly two years after the Blake Lively legal dispute, Justin Baldoni and wife Emily break their silence — opening up about healing and moving forward.
After months of watching this play out from the sidelines, Justin Baldoni and his wife, Emily, finally broke their silence about the Blake Lively legal mess tied to the film It Ends With Us. They posted a candid Instagram video, and it is the first time they have talked about the emotional fallout since the case wrapped with a settlement earlier this year.
Why they waited, and why now
The Baldonis say they kept quiet on purpose. According to them, the plan was to let the legal process do what it was going to do, without adding noise. Now that everything is settled, they felt ready to share how they have been dealing with it personally — not in court filings, but at home, with their people, trying to move forward after what they describe as a traumatic stretch.
"We are healing. If you’ve ever been through something traumatic, you know that healing isn’t linear. It looks different every day."
Justin also says the whole ordeal reset his priorities. In his words, the things that actually held them up were simple: family, friends, community, and faith. That foundation is how they are moving on.
The quick backstory
- The dispute involved Blake Lively and centered on It Ends With Us.
- After months of legal back-and-forth, it ended in a settlement earlier this year.
- Both sides put out statements at the time, but Justin and Emily stayed quiet for nearly two years — until now.
- Their new Instagram video is about the emotional toll and what healing has looked like for them since.
There are no new legal revelations here — this is about how they coped once the cameras and courtrooms went quiet. It is a personal check-in after a long, messy chapter, and a reminder that even when a case is closed, the people involved still have to figure out what comes next.