Blake Lively is “focused” on the upcoming holidays as a distraction from her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni.
An insider has revealed that the actress remains “focused on the present as she heads into the holidays, prioritizing time with her family above all else,” People reported.
“While she continues to balance her work, including promoting her hairline, her mindset right now is about being a mother and creating a special Christmas for her children,” the source added of the mother of four. “Anything beyond that is something she plans to take on when the time comes.”
“Her mentality is very much ‘next year is next year.’ Right now it’s all about the kids and family time,” the source said.
The update comes as her legal dispute with the It ends with us director and costar, 41, reaches the one-year milestone. Lively filed the lawsuit against Baldoni and others in December 2024, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation.
Baldoni denied the claims, but a judge recently dismissed his $400 million counterclaim against Lively, 38, and her husband Ryan Reynolds, 49, ruling that statements made in Lively’s own lawsuit are legally protected.
Lively is seeking more than $160 million in damages, and the case will go to trial in New York City in May 2026.
