Overview

• The deposition of Blake Lively is officially slated for July 17, 2025, in New York as a central step in the lawsuit she filed alleging sexual harassment and retaliation.
• Lively’s attorneys issued subpoenas to two of Justin Baldoni’s publicists, prompting a court motion for a one-week extension to produce documents.
• In early June, U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million defamation and $250 million extortion counterclaims against Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
• Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman says he will challenge Lively’s testimony under penalty of perjury by confronting her with videotapes, messages and emails.
• Both principals are expected to testify at their trial scheduled for March 2026 in New York as discovery escalates.