Overview
- People reported details from an Oct. 6, 2025 deposition in which Justin Baldoni said Blake Lively referred to her home office as 'Buckingham Palace' and asked that meetings be held there.
- In the testimony, Baldoni described multiple film-related meetings at Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ Manhattan penthouse.
- Baldoni also claimed Reynolds once berated him at the apartment over allegations he had 'fat-shamed' Lively during production.
- Under questioning, Baldoni acknowledged telling a pregnant Lively inside the home that he was circumcised and said nannies, a housekeeper, assistants, and Reynolds were nearby.
- Lively sued Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios in December 2024 alleging sexual harassment and retaliation, his defamation-and-extortion countersuit was dismissed, and the trial is now scheduled for May 2026.