Blake Lively attends Met Gala 2026 after shocking Justin Baldoni settlement

Blake Lively made a head-turning appearance at the 2026 Met Gala the same day she settled her high-profile legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

The actress appeared to be in high spirits while walking the red carpet in New York City Monday night.

Lively stunned in an archival Versace gown from 2006, inspired by “a sunrise and a sunset and watercolor,” she told Vogue on the carpet.

She accessorized the multicolored dress with a Judith Leiber bag that featured artwork made by her and Ryan Reynolds’ four children. She added bling with a pair of custom pink sapphire, kunzite and diamond drop earrings, a 30-carat yellow diamond ring and a 10-carat pink sapphire ring, all by Lorraine Schwartz.

Lively’s appearance at the star-studded event came just hours after she and Baldoni announced that their nasty legal battle over their 2024 film “It Ends With Us” was over.

“The end product – the movie ‘It Ends With Us’ – is a source of pride to all of us who worked to bring it to life,” both sides said in a joint statement obtained by Page Six.

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“Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact in the lives of domestic violence survivors – and all survivors – is a goal that we stand behind.”

They continued, “We acknowledge the process presented challenges and recognize concerns raised by Ms. Lively deserved to be heard.”

Both parties added that they “remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments” and it is their “sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.”

Prior to the settlement, the pair were set to face each other in court on May 18 after Lively sued him for sexual harassment and retaliation in December 2024.

In the “Gossip Girl” alum’s lawsuit, she cited several alleged incidents from the “It Ends With Us” set, which Baldoni denied. 

In the filing, Lively, 38, alleged she suffered around $161 million in damages and loss of earnings as a result of an alleged smear campaign against her.

Baldoni, 42, also countersued Lively with a $400 million suit that was ultimately tossed out in June 2025.

The director, however, scored a major win at the time when a judge threw out 10 of Lively’s 13 allegations against him, including sexual harassment, conspiracy and defamation, in April.

The remaining allegations included breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation.

An attorney for Lively told Page Six at the time that the sexual harassment allegation was dismissed “not because the defendants did nothing wrong” but due to the actress being deemed an “independent contractor, not an employee.”