Legal representatives for actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni appeared before a New York federal court to address a motion for the recovery of attorney fees following a prior settlement.

演員 Blake Lively 與 Justin Baldoni 的法律代表於紐約聯邦法院出庭，處理關於先前達成和解後追討律師費的聲請。

The current proceedings center on a request by Ms. Lively's counsel to secure legal fees and penalties from Mr. Baldoni. This motion is predicated upon a California statute designed to shield survivors of sexual harassment from the deleterious effects of protracted litigation. Counsel for Ms. Lively asserts that the defamation countersuit previously initiated by Mr. Baldoni constituted the specific type of retaliatory litigation the statute intends to penalize, particularly as that countersuit was dismissed by the court in the preceding year.

目前的訴訟核心在於 Lively 女士的律師要求 Baldoni 先生支付律師費及罰金。此聲請是基於一項加州法律，旨在保護性騷擾倖存者免受長期訴訟的有害影響。Lively 女士的律師主張，Baldoni 先生先前發起的誹謗反訴，正屬於該法律意圖懲處的報復性訴訟類型，特別是該反訴已於前一年被法院駁回。

Conversely, the defense, represented by Ellyn Garofalo, contends that this application represents an attempt to circumvent the terms of a settlement reached in May. The defense emphasizes that the settlement resulted in the dismissal of Ms. Lively's claims without any financial disbursement from Mr. Baldoni or Wayfarer Studios, despite an initial demand for $300 million in damages. Furthermore, the defense argues that granting this motion would necessitate the reopening of discovery and the introduction of new expert testimony, effectively reinstating a trial that had been voided by the settlement agreement.

相反地，由 Ellyn Garofalo 代表的辯方認為，此次申請是企圖規避 5 月達成之和解條款。辯方強調，儘管最初要求 3 億美元的損害賠償，但和解結果為 Lively 女士撤回指控，而 Baldoni 先生或 Wayfarer Studios 無須支付任何款項。此外，辯方主張批准此聲請將導致必須重新開啟證據開示程序並引入新的專家證詞，實際上是恢復一個已被和解協議撤銷的審判。

Historically, the conflict commenced in December 2024, when Ms. Lively alleged that Mr. Baldoni engaged in sexual harassment, boundary violations, and the orchestration of a smear campaign. Mr. Baldoni denied these assertions, characterizing them as a strategic effort by Ms. Lively to acquire creative control over the production of 'It Ends With Us'. This led to a series of reciprocal legal actions, including a defamation and extortion suit filed by Mr. Baldoni against Ms. Lively and Ryan Reynolds. While U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman eventually dismissed the sexual harassment claims on the grounds that Ms. Lively's status as an independent contractor precluded such claims under federal law, the parties issued a joint statement in May expressing a commitment to professional workplace environments.

回溯歷史，此衝突始於 2024 年 12 月，當時 Lively 女士指控 Baldoni 先生涉嫌性騷擾、侵犯界限並策劃抹黑行動。Baldoni 先生否認這些指控，將其定性為 Lively 女士為了獲取電影《It Ends With Us》製作創意控制權而採取的策略。這導致了一系列互訴，包括 Baldoni 先生對 Lively 女士與 Ryan Reynolds 提起的誹謗與勒索訴訟。雖然美國地方法院法官 Lewis J. Liman 最終以 Lively 女士的獨立承包商身分在聯邦法律下不適用於此類指控為由，駁回了性騷擾指控，但雙方於 5 月發表聯合聲明，表示致力於營造專業的工作環境。

Judge Lewis J. Liman has heard the arguments from both parties; however, no ruling has been issued regarding the recovery of legal fees.

法官 Lewis J. Liman 已聽取雙方的辯論；然而，關於追討律師費的部分尚未做出裁定。