Overview

• U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman denied Justin Baldoni’s request to extend the deposition deadline, rejecting plans to question Taylor Swift.
• The court faulted Baldoni’s team for a lack of diligence and said her schedule alone was not a sufficient basis to push deadlines.
• Earlier reports said Swift had agreed to testify if the deadline moved, but her lawyer countered she had not consented and would appear only if compelled during Oct. 20–25.
• Swift’s representatives maintain her connection to It Ends With Us was limited to licensing the song “My Tears Ricochet,” while Baldoni’s filings named her and Ryan Reynolds in alleging outside influence.
• The underlying lawsuit over alleged harassment and retaliation proceeds toward a March 9, 2026 trial in New York.