Blake Lively To Be Questioned Under Oath In Case Against Justin Baldoni; Date Revealed

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Blake Lively will be deposed on July 17 in her civil lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, ahead of the 2026 trial, as both sides gear up for a heated legal showdown.  #blakelively #itendswithus #justinbaldoni

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00:00Blake Lively is scheduled to give a deposition on July 17, 2025, as part of her ongoing civil

00:07lawsuit she filed against her it ends with as co-star and director, Justin Baldoni.

00:13The date came to light through a court filing by lawyers representing publicists associated

00:17with Baldoni, who were subpoenaed by Blake Lively's legal team.

00:21According to an email dated July 2, it read, Lively's deposition is set for July 17.

00:28The 37-year-old actress has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation, which

00:33he completely denies.

00:35In response, Justin had filed a $400 million counterclaim accusing Lively and her husband,

00:41actor Ryan Reynolds, of extortion and defamation.

00:44But recently, the claims got dismissed by Judge Levis J. Lyman for lack of evidence.

00:51Blake Lively's attorney Mike Gottlieb confirmed she will be testified during the trial expected

00:56in March 2026.

00:58The ultimate moment for a plaintiff story to be told is at trial, he said.

01:03Of course, she's going to testify.

01:06On the other side, Baldoni's lawyer Brian Friedman has promised a tough deposition.

01:10I'm gonna ask her questions under penalty of perjury, he told TMZ Live.

01:15We have all of the videotape, all of the footage, we have the text messages and we have emails.

01:20We are gonna see how consistent a testimony is with the actual facts.

01:25Friedman even suggested holding the deposition at Madison Square Garden and donating the ticket

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