Overview

• Justin Baldoni and his legal team unsealed filings on Oct. 9 that included an unsigned May 2023 draft of Blake Lively’s deal for It Ends With Us.
• The draft listed $1.75 million in fixed pay plus a proposed 10% share of gross proceeds for Lively’s role as Lily Bloom.
• Box office incentives included $250,000 payments tied to milestones beginning at three times the film’s direct cost, with additional payouts at higher thresholds.
• Awards bonuses outlined $100,000 for an Oscar nomination and $200,000 for a win (capped at $200,000), $75,000/$100,000 for Golden Globes, and $50,000/$75,000 for SAG.
• Perks in the draft included a personal driver, exclusive pop-out trailer, $1,000 weekly training and meal stipend, $1,500 assistant fees, and private-jet travel for Las Vegas shoots for Lively, her four children, two nannies, her assistant and security, while a clause required confidential arbitration in Los Angeles; Lively’s harassment suit continues, Baldoni denies the claims, his defamation countersuit was dismissed in June, and trial is set for March 9, 2026.