Justin Baldoni accuses Blake Lively of using stardom to sway legal deposition

The legal battle between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has escalated once again. In the latest development, Baldoni has accused Lively of leveraging her celebrity status to manipulate the conditions of her upcoming deposition.

According to new court filings, Lively requested her deposition, scheduled for Thursday, be held at her own attorney’s office in New York City instead of at Baldoni’s legal team’s location. She cited concerns about paparazzi ambushing her outside his lawyers’ office. However, Baldoni’s legal team dismissed her fears, arguing there is no proof she would face such media chaos, particularly since the offices are reportedly only a mile apart.

Baldoni’s attorney claimed that accommodating Lively's demand would place them at a disadvantage, preventing private legal discussions during the deposition. “Although Lively’s foot-stomping and use of her celebrity status may have enabled her to seize control of the film, which is the crux of this dispute, her counsel’s tantrum has no place in this Court,” the statement read.

In response, Lively’s legal team fired back, accusing Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, of attempting to turn the deposition into a media spectacle. The deposition is a key moment in a much bigger case that includes Lively’s claims of sexual harassment against Baldoni, alleged to have taken place during production of It Ends With Us. Lively is also suing Baldoni’s PR team for allegedly launching a smear campaign.

Baldoni has firmly denied all accusations and responded with a countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, alleging defamation and extortion. As tensions rise, the case is moving toward a full trial, with both sides gearing up for what promises to be a highly publicized courtroom showdown.