Blake Lively looked as if she had some new pep in her step when she was spotted out in New York City on Tuesday night in a stunning little black dress.

The 39-year-old Gossip Girl star was spotted out in Manhattan's Upper East Side for an event celebrating the launch of jeweler Brent Neale's new holiday collection, according to E! News.

Although Lively was reportedly joined by friends, her husband Ryan Reynolds, 50, didn't appear by her side.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Lively's representative for comment but hasn't yet heard back. 

Lively – who recently revealed her over-the-top beauty regimen – channeled classic glamour in her skimpy black dress, which was decorated with glittering sequins.

The off-the-shoulder minidress featured a playful black bow that covered her cleavage for a touch of modesty.

Lively's short skirt showcased her toned legs, which culminated in clear Louboutins that strapped around her ankles and featured black-tipped toes.

The It Ends with Us star, who is stepping out in the wake of her bruising legal drama with her former costar and director Justin Baldoni, wore her long blond hair in dramatic waves cascading down her shoulders.

She completed her glamorous ensemble with a simple black leather hobo handbag, and she added some extra sparkle with dangling earrings and multiple enormous sparkling rings.

Lively looked as if she was on top of the world as she beamed for photographers outside the shindig.

The outing comes after Lively revealed the secrets of the beauty regimen she uses to look as if she's in the 'first trimester of life' last week.

The actress took to her Instagram Story to share a candid clip of the nighttime routine she uses to maintain her 'natural beauty.'

She appeared to be wearing headgear with red-light therapy over her hair, in addition to a sheet mask with extra pieces she had pasted to her bare face. 

The Gossip Girl alumna was also bundled up in a brown fleece hoodie while seemingly winding down for the night with her beauty routine.

Lively gave a glimpse into her cozy wind-down routine shortly after the drama involving her film It Ends With Us and her director and costar Justin Baldoni. 

'Natural beauty is effortless,' she quipped at the bottom of her post, which pictured her taking a deep breath while the mask covered her face.

Lively also drew thought bubbles around her face, and in one, she wrote: 'If I don't look like I'm in the first trimester of life after this much effort I quit.' 

She continued: 'I miss the 2000s when we just used that handsoap with fish characters on it on our face & called it a day.' 

The Gossip Girl star also noted the lights in the background of her room in another thought bubble: 'My kids' star projector that I stole is a vibe tho.'

She set her candid post to the tune of Fergie and Ludacris' 2006 smash hit Glamorous.

The mother of four – who shares James, 11; Inez, ten; Betty, seven; and Olin, three, with her husband Ryan Reynolds – often shares snippets of her hair and beauty routines on social media.

In August, she shared a video of herself getting ready in her bathroom before rushing out the door as a busy mother and businesswoman. 

'The look: no time but need to look cute while ALSO raising children,' the movie star, who was seen using products from her Blake Brown haircare brand, wrote over the clip. 

'Moment of truth: bun out after running around the city,' she continued, before almost running out the door with her pants unbuttoned.

Her post comes after she was in a legal battle with Baldoni, and the former costars settled right before their trial was set to begin. 

Baldoni was ultimately ordered to pay $400,000 of Lively's legal fees. 

Lively previously sued Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer in December 2024. 

Right before their trial was set to begin earlier this year, Lively was awarded just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal fees from their dispute due to his countersuit. 

In her lawsuit, Lively asserted that she was subjected to sexual harassment as well as retaliation, alleging he orchestrated a smear campaign to harm her reputation after she brought up complaints about his behavior on set.  

In response, Baldoni denied harassment and claimed Lively made complaints to seize creative control of the movie. 

In June 2025, the countersuit was thrown out. In May of this year, just two weeks before the scheduled trial date, the former costars reached their settlement.

They also released a joint statement, writing that they 'remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments.' 

The Alexander brothers have been enjoying life at a New York City federal detention center where they've been held since early 2025.

So much so, in fact, that they have asked to stay there.

Last week, all three were sentenced to 30 years each in federal prison after a jury found them guilty in March of sex trafficking offenses, in a scheme in which they drugged and raped women over more than a decade. All three continue to deny wrongdoing.

After sentencing, inmates are normally moved from facilities like the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), which mainly hold people awaiting trial or sentencing, to more permanent prisons.

But in an October 30 court filing, lawyers for the three brothers – twins Oren and Alon, 39, and Tal, 40 – urged the judge to keep them at MDC during their appeals process, which could take years. The judge had already refused the request at sentencing on October 27.

In the filing, defense attorney Deanna Paul asked the judge to reconsider, citing 'unique circumstances'. She argued that most of the issues on appeal affect all three brothers and that their lawyers need to be able to meet with them together.

Judge Valerie Caproni denied the request again on November 2, noting that they would have 60 to 90 days before being transferred. She bluntly told the attorney to 'make efficient use of the time'.

But sources close to the brothers have described their conditions and treatment at MDC to the Daily Mail – and it suggests there may be other reasons they want to stay put.

Rabbi Chaim Pollack, a prison chaplain who sees the siblings every other day, said the brothers had made friends with around 30 other Jewish inmates who eat and pray together.

'It is a community and they all look out for each other. They have Shabbos [the Jewish Sabbath] meals together and go to services. There is a very tight bond,' Pollack said.

The group gathers twice a week for services in the prison's chapel.

'Usually on Sundays there's religious services, there's a rabbi coming in, and Thursdays also,' Pollack said. 'All the Jews are getting together. It's like a two-hour service.'

Pollack was introduced to the brothers by Oren's cellmate, David Motovich, a convicted fraudster who ran a multi-million-dollar check-cashing scheme.

'I am usually in MDC from 9am to 3.30pm. I usually see a whole slew of people. Sometimes, I see the brothers exclusively. I usually see them every other day,' Pollack said.

'Some days it is just an hour but other times it has been more than four hours. It depends on what needs to be done.'

Pollack, who also helps the brothers with legal guidance, added: 'Sometimes we need to type up an email that needs to be sent out later. You cannot use the internet inside the visiting room the only thing I can do is prepare stuff to send out later. We prepare, research takes time. I work together with them.'

Pollack said that as well as helping them spiritually and legally, he also tries to make their stays as comfortable as possible.

He has arranged for the prison vending machine to be stocked with kosher food, for example.

'Sometimes we have kosher food, fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, sometimes bagels and lox,' he said. 'Non-Jews have burgers and pizza. Why can't you have kosher?'

For Hanukkah, Pollack arranged latkes, apple sauce, sour cream and donuts. 'There is no reason to suffer more than you have to,' he said.

The brothers also worry that leaving MDC means they will be split up.

Judge Caproni has recommended they be sent to separate facilities to serve their sentences because their crimes show they are a 'bad influence' on one another (several of their victims alleged they were raped by multiple brothers at the same time).

But Pollack warned they could be vulnerable if moved to different prisons because of their wealth and status, saying wealthy inmates are seen as opportunities for money or commissary goods.

'And you have to understand [at MDC] they have the Jewish community within the prison, [it] is very tight together. One looks out for the other. They only have each other.'

Pollack said they had increasingly been leaning on each other and their Jewish friends for protection after two of the brothers were attacked.

The Daily Mail understands that Alon and Tal had been working on computers in the library ahead of their sentencing when another inmate rushed into the area.

The inmate, who has harassed them before, was tackled by an officer and sprayed with pepper spray before he could reach them. The incident left both brothers shaken and more aware of their surroundings.

Juda Engelmayer, the Alexander family's PR strategist who speaks regularly with the siblings, said, there was concern within the family about where they will end up.

'We don't know what will happen when they get moved,' he said. He said MDC is convenient for the legal and appeal teams in New York and gives the brothers more time together. 'I think it's just better circumstances for them right now.'

Another benefit of being in Brooklyn is that the brothers' families can make regular trips from Miami to visit - and MDC appears lenient with timings and physical contact

'The family more or less try to make it every Friday,' Pollack said.

'They let you hug the kids. Maybe this is not for a rabbi to say, but they let them kiss the wives, you know? They can comfort each other. And they get over an hour, it's a good amount.'

He said the prison had also been accommodating about timing for Jewish visitors who observe Shabbat, which begins at sundown on Friday.

'There's a special memo, it took a while to get it approved, but for the Jewish visitors to come in at 10 o'clock in the morning on Fridays,' said Pollack.

With their request to stay at MDC denied, the brothers are now pushing to be sent to a prison in Florida, closer to their families and their children.

Pollack said it is their young families that keep the brothers going.

He revealed that Alon's wife brought their two daughters, ages four and six, to visit last Friday, just days after the brothers' sentencing.

'Alon was being a father,' he said. 'He was playing with them. There were some toys.'

Tal, who is divorcing, struggles most with not seeing his son. 'It's difficult because he doesn't see his son,' Pollack said. He added that Tal is optimistic he will remarry. Oren married Brazilian model Kamila Hansen in 2023 and they have one son together. 

With at least 60 more days at MDC, the brothers know they will remain close to family for Thanksgiving and Chanukah - one less worry while they focus on their appeal. 

'The fear of the unknown is over now. They know where they stand now,' said Pollock.

He said they feel relief 'that the charade is over and they could focus on what needs to be done.'

'Thirty years is not a joke. They are still optimistic. That is the Jewish faith and they are working on their appeal.'