Met Gala 2026 live: Lauren Sanchez spills out of gown as she joins Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour for fashion’s biggest night

Blake Lively has called time on her bitter two-year legal battle with Justin Baldoni, in a surprise move just two weeks before the case was set to go to trial, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal.

The actress, 38, finally reached a settlement with Baldoni’s production company,  Wayfarer Studios, as well as the PR firm he hired, over claims of retaliation and breach of contract.

In a joint statement, both sides said that the filming of the movie ‘presented challenges’ and that Lively’s ‘concerns deserved to be heard’.

Lively, who has attended several Met Galas in years past, was reportedly not invited to the 2026 function.