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Judge Grants Blake Lively Control Over Deposition Location

The order comes ahead of her July 17 deposition in New York City, setting the stage for pretrial discovery.

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(L) Justin Baldoni attends The CW Network's 2016 Upfront at The London Hotel on May 19, 2016 in New York City. (R) Blake Lively attends the "It Ends With Us" UK Gala Screening at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on August 8, 2024 in London, England.
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Overview

  • On July 14, Judge Lewis J. Liman approved Lively’s motion to choose her deposition venue for the upcoming proceedings against Justin Baldoni.
  • The protective order requires Baldoni’s legal team to disclose all attendees by midday July 15 and to provide a dedicated workspace with printing and copying facilities.
  • Lively sought to hold the deposition at her attorney’s office over fears of paparazzi ambush, a concern Baldoni’s team had challenged as unsubstantiated.
  • Baldoni’s $400 million defamation countersuit against Lively and Ryan Reynolds was dismissed in June, shifting both sides’ focus to discovery ahead of a March 2026 trial.
  • The venue dispute highlights ongoing tensions between celebrity influence and courtroom procedure, following earlier battles over document confidentiality and high-profile subpoenas.