Overview

• Bryan Freedman, counsel for Justin Baldoni, told Judge Lewis J. Liman that Swift has agreed to be deposed but cannot do so before Oct. 20 because of preexisting professional commitments tied to her album release.
• Baldoni’s team says it seeks only a limited schedule modification to take Swift’s deposition Oct. 20–25, disputing Blake Lively’s side’s suggestion of a broader 30‑day extension.
• Swift’s questioning is expected to focus on her communications with Lively and any discussions about on‑set conditions, after the court previously allowed production of related messages between the two.
• Lively has already been deposed; her lawyers asked to move the general deposition cutoff from Sept. 30 to Oct. 10 citing document delays, while depositions for Baldoni (Sept. 21–22), Steven Sarowitz (Sept. 15) and Jamey Heath (Sept. 18–19) are scheduled.
• The trial remains set for spring 2026 in federal court in New York; Judge Liman dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit in June, and a May subpoena to Swift was withdrawn after her team provided documents.