Spotted: Blake Lively and one of her family members on the Upper East Side.
Just hours after the actress settled her legal battle with “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni on Monday, the “Gossip Girl” alum attended the 2026 Met Gala with her cousin William McAlpin by her side.
Lively, 38, walked the red carpet during fashion’s biggest night in a 2006 archival Versace gown. McAlpin and another male were photographed assisting her with her dress as she made her way up the iconic steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
In total, the “A Simple Favor” actress had four people help her up the stairs due to the gown’s long train.
Lively captured the moment on her Instagram Stories, writing: “My sweet angel gorgeous cousin.”
The “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” star previously told Vogue on the red carpet that the colorful gown was inspired by “a sunrise and a sunset and watercolor.”
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While McAlpin was the only family member in attendance, Lively did give a nod to her and Ryan Reynolds’ children: James, 11, Inez, 9, Betty, 6, and Olin, 3.
The Blake Brown founder’s Judith Leiber purse featured artwork made by the couple’s four kids.
Lively attended the star-studded charity event the same day she and Baldoni settled their legal battle over the 2024 film “It Ends With Us.”
“The end product – the movie ‘It Ends With Us’ – is a source of pride to all of us who worked to bring it to life,” both parties said in a joint statement obtained by Page Six.
Both sides also acknowledged that “the process presented challenges” and that Lively’s concerns “deserved to be heard.”
The opposing teams concluded their statement by explaining that they “remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments” and it is their “sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.”
Prior to the settlement, Lively and Baldoni’s trial was set to kick off on May 18.
In December 2024, the “Green Lantern” actress sued the “Jane the Virgin” star, 42, for sexual harassment and retaliation, to which the actor denied.
In her lawsuit, Lively alleged she lost around $161 million in earnings and damages after an alleged smear campaign was brought against her.
Baldoni then countersued Lively with a $400 million suit that was tossed out last June.
Meanwhile, a judge threw out 10 of Lively’s 13 allegations against the director last month — including the conspiracy and defamation claims and alleged sexual harassment.
The judge had allowed Lively’s allegations of breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation to proceed in court.
At the time, an attorney for Lively told Page Six: “For Blake Lively, the greatest measure of justice is that the people and the playbook behind these coordinated digital attacks have been exposed and are already being held accountable by other women they’ve targeted.”
Members of Baldoni’s legal team told Page Six in a statement that they’re “very pleased” the court dismissed all sexual harassment claims.
