Blake Lively is requesting a ruling that would force Justin Baldoni to pay millions of dollars for filing a defamation suit against her.

In a motion obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, September 9, Lively’s attorneys argued the actress is entitled to “reasonable attorney’s fees and costs for successfully defending [herself] in the litigation.” (Variety was the first to report the news.)

Documents reveal Lively, 38, will also seek treble damages for economic, emotional and psychological harms she claims she endured as a result of the suit, as well as punitive damages for Baldonis’ alleged abuse of the court system.

In 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Protecting Survivors from Weaponized Defamation Lawsuits Act. In court documents, Lively’s team cites the law, stating that

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