Overview

• Judge Lewis J. Liman granted Lively’s motion to strike the 292-page rough draft of her sealed deposition from the docket, criticizing the filing as excessive and irrelevant.
• The order states the full transcript served no proper litigation purpose and appeared designed to burden Lively and invite public speculation.
• Baldoni’s attorneys deny leaking any deposition details to the press and argue the information could have originated from multiple others present at the deposition.
• Lively has issued subpoenas to blogger Perez Hilton and other media figures to probe potential coordination in an alleged retaliatory smear campaign.
• Both parties continue to spar over protective orders and discovery as they gear up for the March 2026 trial in the Southern District of New York.