Blake Lively attends Met Gala 2026 just hours after shocking Justin Baldoni settlement

A Red Carpet Moment Overshadowed by Breaking News

Lively’s appearance at the 2026 Met Gala was already highly anticipated. It marked her first return to fashion’s biggest night in four years, and as expected, she delivered a standout look. But the timing transformed it into something far bigger.

Earlier that same day, news broke that Lively and Baldoni had reached a confidential settlement in their dispute tied to the 2024 film It Ends With Us. The case, which had been building for nearly two years, was set to go to trial later in May before the sudden resolution.

Within hours, Lively was walking the red carpet in New York—composed, poised, and firmly back in the public eye.