Star Max/GC Images Blake Lively marked her 38th birthday on Monday, Aug. 25 The actress, next working on the upcoming filmThe Survival List,has been focusing on "some quiet time with her family" this summer, a source tells PEOPLE Lively's ongoing legal battle with herIt Ends With Usdirector-costar Justin Baldoni expects to head to trial in March 2026 Blake Livelyis focusing on family as she marks her birthday. The actress, who turned 38 on Monday, Aug. 25, has been "having a great summer," a source tells PEOPLE. "It's mostly been about family time." The actresssharesdaughters James, Inez and Betty plus son Olin with husbandRyan Reynolds. Before school resumes, "they've also traveled as a family," the source adds. Lively's birthday comes after Lionsgate announced Aug. 21 that she willproduce and star in an action rom-com titledThe Survival List. It's the first new project Lively has landed since she sued herIt Ends With Usdirector and costarJustin Baldoniin December 2024. She accused him of sexual harassment and retaliation, which he has denied. Their trial is slated for March 2026. After promoting herhaircare brandearlier this summer, the source continues, Lively "was looking forward to some quiet time with her family." Spending time with Reynolds, 48, and their four kids "unwinds her. She focuses on this." Another insider tells PEOPLE that Lively's plans for her birthday would include a celebration with family. "She's grateful for Ryan's support over the past year," the insider adds. GC Images Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Lively spoke out about her legal battle in June,writing on her Instagram Stories, "Like so many others, I've felt the pain of a retaliatory lawsuit, including the manufactured shame that tries to break us." At that time, Lively wrote that she felt "more resolved than ever to continue to stand for every woman's right to have a voice in protecting themselves, including their safety, their integrity, their dignity and their story." "With love and gratitude for the many who stood by me, many of you I know. Many of you I don't. But I will never stop appreciating or advocating for you," she added. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Meanwhile, Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman described Baldoni as "a person who wants to be vindicated, and that's all he cares about" during a June 10 interview withTMZ. "He wants the truth to come out, and he wants to do that in the appropriate way," Freedman said. "He's waiting for his day in court, where he can speak out to tell the truth." When Lively was aguest onLate Night with Seth Meyersin May, theAnother Simple Favoractress acknowledged that she couldn't say much about her legal battle but did address her "intense year," saying it's "been full of the highest highs and the lowest lows of my life." Read the original article onPeople
