Overview

• On July 11, Lively filed a motion seeking a protective order that would require her deposition on July 17 to take place at a confidential location, likely her lawyer’s office.
• Baldoni’s attorney had earlier proposed livestreaming the deposition at Madison Square Garden and selling tickets with proceeds benefiting domestic violence survivors.
• Reports that Lively requested a six-week postponement to review roughly 50,000 hours of raw footage have not been substantiated in any court filing.
• Lively’s legal team has subpoenaed podcasters and influencers including Candace Owens, Perez Hilton and Andy Signore to give evidence related to alleged smear campaigns.
• The court’s decision on the protective order will determine whether the testimony proceeds privately and marks the next procedural milestone before the March 2026 trial in New York.