{"id":1561,"date":"2026-05-10T13:54:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/how-blake-lively-is-masterminding-hollywood-comeback-after-settling-lawsuit-with-justin-baldoni\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T13:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:54:40","slug":"how-blake-lively-is-masterminding-hollywood-comeback-after-settling-lawsuit-with-justin-baldoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/how-blake-lively-is-masterminding-hollywood-comeback-after-settling-lawsuit-with-justin-baldoni\/","title":{"rendered":"How Blake Lively is masterminding Hollywood comeback after settling lawsuit with Justin Baldoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127391030.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Don\u2019t call it a comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Blake Lively is reportedly masterminding a Hollywood revival after she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-reach-shocking-agreement-in-it-ends-with-us-battle-before-trial\/\">settled her lawsuit<\/a> against \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d co-star Justin Baldoni.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum kicked off her career comeback plan by <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-attends-met-gala-2026-after-shocking-justin-baldoni-settlement\/\">attending the Met Gala 2026 <\/a>hours after announcing the settlement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was no accident \u2013 she knew all eyes would be on her and she wanted them to be,\u201d a source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16338842\/blake-lively-career-comeback-hollywoods-most-hated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the Sun<\/a> of Lively\u2019s shocking appearance at fashion\u2019s biggest night. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Blake Lively (seen above at the Met Gala 2026) is reportedly masterminding a Hollywood revival after she settled her lawsuit against \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d co-star Justin Baldoni. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cThat was no accident \u2013 she knew all eyes would be on her and she wanted them to be,\u201d a source told the Sun of Lively\u2019s shocking appearance at the Met Gala (as seen above) last week. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt was a clear message that she had drawn a line on this awful saga and that she is ready to publicly move forward with her head held high, rather than hiding away,\u201d the insider added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile she\u2019s quietly pursuing Justin to cover her legal fees post-settlement, Blake feels she\u2019s spent enough time hunkering down and doesn\u2019t believe she has any reason to disappear and retreat from the spotlight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lively, 38, is reportedly attempting to go back to her romance roots in acting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wants to go back to people remembering her for being a good actress, as that all seems to have been forgotten in all of this,\u201d the Sun claimed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lively (seen above at the 2024 LACMA Art+Film Gala) is reportedly attempting to go back to her romance roots in acting. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cShe wants to go back to people remembering her for being a good actress, as that all seems to have been forgotten in all of this,\u201d the Sun claimed. (Pictured: Lively at the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d photocall.)  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Sony Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEvery story became about her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/21\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-claims-mean-girl-smear-campaign-cost-her-300m\/\">being a \u2018mean girl\u2019<\/a> and she\u2019s devastated because she thinks it\u2019s undone all the years of TV and movie hits she\u2019s had,\u201d the source told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt times, when the backlash was at its worst, she felt like she was the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/12\/celebrity-news\/why-blake-lively-is-ruined-in-hollywood-over-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-report\/\">most hated woman in Hollywood<\/a>, and she wants to desperately wants to rehab her image. She wants to get back to mass appeal romantic comedy leads she hopes will make audiences warm to her again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cA Simple Favor\u201d star reportedly has several projects in the works, including \u201cThe Survival List,\u201d in which she portrays a TV producer who becomes stranded on a remote island with a celebrity survival expert.<\/p>\n<p>Lively is also pursuing a big-screen adaptation of author Liane Moriarty\u2019s \u201cThe Husband\u2019s Secret.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cA Simple Favor\u201d star  (seen above leaving court in 2026) reportedly has several projects in the works. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She is set to star in \u201cThe Survival List,\u201d portraying a TV producer who becomes stranded on a remote island with a celebrity survival expert. (Pictured: Lively at a soccer game.) <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis has been in the works for a few years but Blake is now fully focused on it,\u201d the source told the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just the kind of project she wants \u2014 a relatable lead, a twisty subject matter and a powerhouse novel with a built-in fan base,\u201d the insider added.<\/p>\n<p>Lively is also set to star in the romance \u201cThe Making Of\u201d alongside Richard Gere and Lin-Manuel Miranda.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lively (seen arriving at court) is also pursuing a big-screen adaptation of \u201cThe Husband\u2019s Secret.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Last Monday, Lively and Baldoni (seen above on the set of a movie) settled the actress\u2019s 2024 suit, in which she claimed the actor\u00a0sexually harassed her\u00a0on the set of \u201cIt Ends With Us.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s also important for Blake to continue with her executive producing \u2013 she has done it twice before, on Another Simple Favor, and on It Ends With Us,\u201d the source told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut she was reported to be feuding with Anna Kendrick while shooting the former, and obviously we all know how the latter turned out,\u201d the insider added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wants to show that she can produce movies without all the backstage drama being the talking point and follow in the footsteps of someone like Nicole Kidman or Reese Witherspoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Both Lively and the \u201cJane the Virgin\u201d actor (both seen above on the set of \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d) earned\u00a0no money in their lawsuit settlement. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Sources told Page Six Hollywood that their legal teams\u00a0made $60 million combined\u00a0to sue and countersue one another. (Pictured: Lively and Baldoni filming \u201cIt Ends With Us.\u201d) <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Sony Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last Monday, Lively and Baldoni, 42, settled the actress\u2019s 2024 suit, in which she claimed the actor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/31\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-over-it-ends-with-us-feud\/\">sexually harassed her<\/a>\u00a0on the set of \u201cIt Ends With Us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/10\/celebrity-news\/how-blake-lively-is-masterminding-hollywood-comeback-after-settling-lawsuit-with-justin-baldoni\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t call it a comeback. 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