Overview

• Court records show Alexandra Shapiro filed a notice of appearance on Sept. 15 to represent Baldoni and co-defendants including Wayfarer Studios.
• U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman recently denied Baldoni’s bid to extend discovery to depose Taylor Swift.
• Blake Lively’s attorneys have moved for sanctions against Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman, alleging protective‑order violations and leaks of deposition details.
• A newly surfaced, redacted accuser in court filings alleges verbal abuse by Baldoni and says he was largely kept off set, and the person could be a trial witness.
• Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit was dismissed in June; the next hearing is set for Oct. 21 in New York federal court with trial currently slated for March 2026.