Overview

• Blake Lively’s deposition is scheduled for July 17 in New York as part of discovery in her lawsuit accusing Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation.
• Baldoni’s legal team has subpoenaed publicists to collect documents and will use video footage, text messages and emails to test her testimony under oath.
• Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million extortion and defamation counterclaims against Lively and Ryan Reynolds earlier this year.
• The trial is set for March 2026 in New York, and both Lively and Baldoni are expected to testify during the proceedings.
• Baldoni’s counsel intends to press perjury questions during the deposition while Lively’s lawyer says her full account will be revealed at trial.