Blake Lively was awarded a meager portion of the millions of dollars in attorneys’ fees that she demanded be paid by Justin Baldoni.

Judge Lewis Liman on Wednesday ordered Baldoni to pay Lively $363,245.40 in attorneys’ fees and another $44,206.35 in court costs, according to court documents.

The “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” actress initially requested that Baldoni fork over $8 million, claiming her “It Ends With Us” co-star owed her $7,495,526.87 in fees that she incurred while fighting his defamation lawsuit in addition to $539,514.01 in legal costs.

Baldoni balked at the pricy ask, with his legal team calling it “over-inclusive” and about 20 times the amount of hours spent on comparable defamation cases.

Liman ultimately sided with Baldoni, concluding that Lively was entitled only to “reasonable” fees related to defending herself against the defamation suit. He noted that while the attorneys’ billing rates were “not unreasonable,” given the high stakes of the case, the “number of hours for which Lively seeks reimbursement is unreasonable.”

The judge’s ruling comes after Lively and Baldoni settled their 18-month legal saga, which ultimately allowed them to avoid a federal trial that would have otherwise taken place at the end of May.

Their very public feud came to a head in December 2024, when Lively alleged that Baldoni sexually harassed her and tried to stage an online smear campaign against her while filming and promoting “It Ends With Us,” which he also starred in and directed. In response, Baldoni almost immediately filed a $400 million countersuit against the actress, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and publicist Leslie Sloane as well as Sloane’s PR firm, accusing them of defamation and breach of contract.

Baldoni’s suit was later dismissed, and a judge also later tossed 10 of Lively’s 13 claims against Baldoni, including sexual harassment. Then, in May, it was revealed the pair had reached a settlement, with no money exchanged.

“We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments,” they said in a joint statement at the time. “It is our sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.”

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