Blake Lively Cuts Ties With PR Chief Leslie Sloane
Page Six and TMZ report the actress no longer works with the publicist who was pulled into Justin Baldoni's lawsuit. Neither side has commented on the split.
Blake Lively no longer works with publicist Leslie Sloane. Page Six and TMZ reported it on September 29, with Page Six citing three unnamed sources. Neither Sloane nor the actress’s manager responded to Page Six’s request for comment, and TMZ says neither side is commenting on the split.
The break comes a few months after the settlement in the dispute over the film “It Ends With Us”. Sloane was more than a bystander in that fight, which makes this bigger than an ordinary change in an actress’s team.
How long did Sloane work for Lively?
Sloane represented Lively for about two decades, going back to the days of “Gossip Girl”. The sources differ on a small detail: TMZ writes that the partnership lasted almost two decades, while Page Six says it lasted more than two.
In 2014, Sloane founded the agency Vision PR and brought Lively along. The agency also represents Katie Holmes, Chris Rock, Uma Thurman, Marlon Wayans and Lindsay Lohan.
How did Sloane end up in the lawsuit?
Justin Baldoni accused Sloane and Vision PR of taking part in a smear campaign against him in his $400 million lawsuit. That put Sloane directly in the legal fight between the film’s two stars. The court later dismissed those claims.
Lively and Baldoni settled in May 2026, only a few weeks before trial. According to TMZ, no money changed hands in the settlement. TMZ had also reported earlier on turmoil in Lively’s camp before the deal, including the hiring of the law firm Susman Godfrey.
What happened after the settlement?
The legal bills kept coming after the truce. Lively later sought more than $8 million in costs and fees, and the court awarded her about $400,000. Page Six reports that the lawyers on both sides cost roughly $60 million combined.
TMZ says Sloane is another longtime member of Lively’s team to leave after the dispute.
What is confirmed, and what is not?
So far there is only Page Six’s report, based on three unnamed sources, and TMZ’s follow-up. Lively and Sloane have not publicly confirmed the split, and Page Six says neither Sloane nor Lively’s manager responded. No reason for the break has been given, so it is unclear whether it is a direct result of the Baldoni dispute or was decided independently of it.
The figures from the dispute are worth keeping apart: Baldoni’s lawsuit sought $400 million, Lively asked for more than $8 million in costs, and she was awarded about $400,000.
