Overview
- Lively filed a heavily redacted opposition on Dec. 4 arguing Baldoni and Wayfarer created a hostile environment during production and promotion of It Ends With Us and then retaliated.
- Her lawyers say defendants used a DARVO playbook and ran a smear campaign that recast her as a bully after she raised concerns.
- Baldoni’s motion for summary judgment characterizes her allegations as minor grievances and argues there was no adverse employment action or actionable harassment, adding that hiring crisis PR was a reasonable step.
- The court previously dismissed Baldoni’s defamation countersuits, and the judge’s ruling on summary judgment will determine whether the March 2026 New York trial proceeds.
- Newly reported deposition excerpts show Baldoni describing Lively as using a “Taylor Swift playbook” and “playing the victim,” according to documents obtained by Page Six.