{"id":2123507,"date":"2026-09-01T18:34:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2123507"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:34:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:34:59","slug":"justin-baldoni-bumps-into-blake-lively-critic-candace-owens-after-court-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2123507","title":{"rendered":"Justin Baldoni Bumps Into Blake Lively Critic Candace Owens After Court Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d7\/16by9\/2026\/09\/01\/d74eebc0fea94f4d97edb0ab58d98968_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Justin Baldoni Bumps Into Blake Lively Critic Candace Owens After Court Win<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Justin Baldoni<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">All Smiles After Run-In With<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Blake Lively Critic Candace Owens<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-01T11:34:59-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 1, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            11:34 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-352d9b76a09e277c7b66a150998d7bc5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260901_d74eebc0fea94f4d97edb0ab58d98968\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2c205b0e-7c11-41cd-bfa9-61b0cc6cd6d8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d7\/4by3\/2026\/09\/01\/d74eebc0fea94f4d97edb0ab58d98968_md.jpg\" alt=\"candace owens justin baldoni instagram\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fb8ba442481de57028541d27eb4f4d6b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/justin-baldoni\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Justin Baldoni<\/strong><\/a> hung out with controversial podcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/candace-owens\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Candace Owens<\/strong><\/a> after running into each other at an airport.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5ccb3fa578b71539a09d17cc00ea7102\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>On Monday, Candace posted a selfie with the &#8220;It Ends With Us&#8221; director at an airport in Iceland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0e7b6e051ee2725e32c01cc4532cb638\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She captioned the post on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/2094575057880109539?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>X<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cWe asked Claude. There was an approximate 1 in 100 million chance that I ran into Justin Baldoni at an airport in Iceland on a Friday afternoon. Just incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ca2b7b23a67e69d75dcb97cabe4b3dc2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260402_5a73a92c56254f5bb6bc5602b945d7dc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2c205b0e-7c11-41cd-bfa9-61b0cc6cd6d8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5a\/4by3\/2026\/04\/02\/5a73a92c56254f5bb6bc5602b945d7dc_md.jpg\" alt=\"justin baldoni blake lively getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1546433b647e6ff783d29f514c3c04a7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The meetup is interesting given Candace was a loud Baldoni supporter during his legal battle with Blake Lively \u2026 and the podcaster even got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/01\/perez-hilton-candace-owens-subpoenaed-lively-baldoni-case\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>hit with a subpoena<\/strong><\/a> at one point in the case. Blake\u2019s team believed Candace had ties to Justin\u2019s powerhouse lawyer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bryan-freedman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Bryan Freedman<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ff1542170703d30f819db40591fdc0d7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ first reported, Justin scored a major win in court last month after a judge only awarded Blake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/26\/blake-lively-awarded-attorneys-fees\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>$400k out<\/strong><\/a> of the $8 million she requested.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn 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