{"id":329539,"date":"2026-05-05T12:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=329539"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:06:16","slug":"blake-energetic-attends-met-gala-2026-without-ryan-reynolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/blake-energetic-attends-met-gala-2026-without-ryan-reynolds\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Energetic Attends Met Gala 2026 Without Ryan Reynolds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blake Energetic<\/strong> stepped out for the 2026 Met Gala just hours after it was revealed that she and Justin Baldoni<\/strong> reached a settlement of their lawsuit, meaning the case won\u2019t go to trial.<\/p>\n

The Gossip Girl<\/em> alum, 38, dressed for the \u201cCostume Art\u201d theme on the Monday, May 4, event at Latest York City\u2019s Metropolitan Museum of Art. She opted to wear a pastel Atelier Versace dress, which featured a draped bodice that was embroidered with gemstones and featured shades of powdery pink, yellow, coral, peach and lilac. The dress also included a protracted train, which she showed up while walking up the steps of the venue.<\/p>\n

Energetic accessorized the look with a custom Judith Leiber Couture bag, which was personalized with colourful artworks that were made by her 4 children.<\/p>\n

She walked the red carpet alone, as her husband, Ryan Reynolds,<\/strong> seemingly skipped the event.<\/p>\n

Energetic has been a Met Gala standout since making her debut on fashion\u2019s biggest night in 2008. Reynolds \u2014 whom she married in September 2012 \u2014 notably joined her on the glamorous event for his or her first red carpet appearance as a pair in 2014. After years of setting the style standard for Met Gala fashion statements, Energetic had been absent from the annual fundraiser since 2023 and before making her return this yr.<\/p>\n

Energetic\u2019s attendance on the 2026 gala comes exactly two weeks before her trial against Baldoni, 42, was scheduled to start on May 18. Nevertheless, it was confirmed that Energetic and Baldoni reached a settlement within the case just hours before she and Reynolds hit the Met Gala red carpet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tip product \u2013 the movie It Ends With Us<\/em> \u2013 is a source of pride to all of us who worked to bring it to life. Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact within the lives of domestic violence survivors \u2013 and all survivors \u2013 is a goal that we stand behind,\u201d Energetic and Baldoni said in an announcement to Us Weekly<\/em> via their attorneys on May 4. \u201cWe acknowledge the method presented challenges and recognize concerns raised by Ms. Energetic deserved to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement continued, \u201cWe remain firmly committed to workplaces freed from improprieties and unproductive environments. It’s our sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to maneuver forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.\u201d<\/p>\n

In December 2024, Energetic sued her It Ends With Us<\/em> costar and director, Baldoni, for alleged sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages. Baldoni denied the allegations and countersued Energetic in January 2025, though his case was ultimately dismissed that June.<\/p>\n

Shortly before Energetic and Baldoni were scheduled to go to court over her accusations, federal judge Lewis Liman<\/strong> dismissed 10 of Energetic\u2019s 13 claims from her lawsuit in April. Her allegations of harassment, defamation and conspiracy were thrown out, while her claims of breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation were allowed to proceed to trial.<\/p>\n

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On the time, Baldoni\u2019s lawyer Bryan Freedman<\/strong> told TMZ in an announcement that it was \u201cgratifying\u201d to see that the court ruling \u201cconfirms what the legal team believed from day one\u201d \u2014 that Baldoni and his codefendants \u201chaven’t engaged on this sexual harassment as alleged.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Energetic\u2019s attorney Michael Gottlieb<\/strong> said in an announcement to Us<\/em>\u00a0that it was \u201ccompletely unsurprising that Bryan Freedman doesn’t understand the court\u2019s actual ruling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the court actually decided yesterday is that Blake Energetic provided evidence to go to trial on her core claims: that she spoke out against what she believed was sexual harassment on the set and suffered retaliation that harmed her repute because of this,\u201d Gottlieb continued. \u201cThe court\u2019s ruling that Ms. Energetic\u2019s state and federal harassment claims couldn’t go to trial was about legal issues quite than an endorsement of the defendants\u2019 conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Blake Energetic\u2018s Best Met Gala Looks Through the Years<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tThrough the years, Blake Energetic has consistently slayed the annual Met Gala red carpet irrespective of the motif. Energetic first attended the annual fundraiser on the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Latest York City back in 2008. To have fun the Costume Institute\u2019s \u201cSuperheroes: Fashion And Fantasy\u201d theme, she turned heads in a strapless, black grown [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gottlieb added, \u201cThe court held that Ms. Energetic\u2019s sexual harassment claims couldn’t go to a jury because Ms. Energetic didn’t sign a contract, that she is an independent contractor as an alternative of an worker and that the offensive conduct occurred in Latest Jersey as an alternative of California.\u201d<\/p>\n

Energetic, for her part, spoke out in regards to the judge\u2019s decision via her Instagram Story on the time.<\/p>\n

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