Overview
- Baldoni filed a formal objection to Blake Lively’s motion to redact names of high-profile figures from court records, arguing her requests exceed legal standards.
- His filing singles out Ryan Reynolds, asserting the actor contributed to It Ends With Us, including rewriting a scene and confronting Baldoni over a comment about Lively’s body.
- Baldoni’s team says the identities of potential witnesses such as Taylor Swift, Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt and America Ferrera are already public and should remain unsealed.
- A newly public deposition transcript shows Baldoni said he held a prayer gathering with friends and family the night before his Oct. 6 deposition, which lasted more than nine hours.
- Lively’s harassment and retaliation suit continues after a judge dismissed Baldoni’s defamation countersuit, and the court has scheduled a Jan. 22 hearing with trial set for May 18, 2026.