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Justin Baldoni has a frontline seat for Blake livelyDeposition is a challenge It ends with us a legal case against her director and costar, Weekly US can confirm.
Source reported Us On Thursday, July 31, Baldoni, 41, “in the room” for the deposition, which takes place in New York City. (Tmz was the first to report the news.)
Initially, a lively deposition was scheduled for July 17; However, Us confirm that Dated the date to Thursday. According to court docks obtained by Usboth lively, 37, and Baldoni teams agreed to the change after Jed WallaceSocial media guru he was sacked from the case over jurisdictional reasons.
At the time a spokesman said a lively behalf Us In a statement, “Ms. Lively respects the court’s decision, which is not about the merits of his allegations about Mr Wallace’s role in the cervical campaign and only relates to the procedural question whether it is the subject of jurisdiction in New York or elsewhere. Wayfarer parties at least tens of thousands of dollars a month to perform.
Meanwhile, the Baldoni team previously claimed that Lively was trying to use his “fame status” to manage the deposition.
“A vibrant is a plaintist who has really rammed allegations of misconduct against the Wayfarer parties, ”a letter obtained by Entertainment weekly Earlier this month he read. “Like all defendants, the Wayfarer parties are entitled to vibrant to develop evidence that is essential to their defense. They also have the right to choose the location of the deposition, and they did.”
Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman Eyebrows have been raised in May when he suggested a lively deposition occurring in Madison Square’s garden. “As Ms. lively is open to attesting, let’s make him count,” said Freedman People. “Hold the deposition in MSG, sell tickets or stream it and give all dollars to organizations that help victims of domestic abuse.”
Lively’s representative told the outlet earlier this month that the actress’s deposition should “follow the same rules as all other witnesses in this case.”
A lively representative claimed that Freedman’s statement was trying to “make this issue a public scene,” reminding readers that it was a “serious” case of “Sexual harassment and revenge, and deserves to be treated so. “
Eventually, a judge ruled that Lively could choose the location of her deposition.
Us confirmed earlier today that lively had Has reached the depositionhosted by Baldoni’s legal team.
The meeting is linked to a lively legal battle and Baldoni which Began in December 2024. At the time, lively accused her It ends with us Costar and Director of Sexual Harassment, creating a hostile work environment and organizing a cervical campaign against it.
Baldoni denied the allegations and Filed a rebellion against a lively, her husband, Ryan Reynoldsand its publisher, Leslie Sloanefor $ 400 million. He claimed that the trio was guilty of extortion and defamation, which they denied.
Last month, judge Reject Baldoni’s legal case Against lively, Reynolds and Sloane. Baldoni’s legal case against The New York Timeswho also ran the story of lively allegations against him, too.
“Court’s decision on the Offer to dismiss had no impact at all that there was no disturbance or any cervical campaign, and in no way does not affect our vigorous defense against Ms.’s claims Lively, ”Baldoni attorney, Freedman, said in a statement to Us in June.
The lawyer continued: “Discovery is ongoing and we are confident that we will override these non -Factual accusations. Instead of reviewing the current allegations, our clients will Follow additional legal options available to us. “
A spokesman for Lively responded to the legal victory, saying Us In a statement, “The Court rejected the frivolous legal case $ 400 million Baldoni-Wayfarer as a whole. In the days that followed, Baldoni’s lawyer said the judge’s decision to reject their case was not a big deal as they promised to change it and replenish it.” By the same.
Lively and Baldoni trial is scheduled for March 2026.
Weekly US reached out to Baldoni and lively teams for comments.