Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have yet to reveal all their cards as the actress’ lawyer filed a new challenge against the filmmaker and his legal team.
The 38-year-old star filed a letter to Judge Lewis J. Liman in which he attacked Virgin Jane star’s legal team for displaying a “fundamental lack of decorum” during depositions by raising salacious questions about Lively’s life.
“During discovery, several defense attorneys insisted on making oral objections, often in statements they did not defend, and consuming time on the record to denigrate and speak,” the Gossip Girl star’s attorney, Michael J. Gottlieb, wrote in court documents obtained by People Magazine.
Lively’s legal team maintained that they had already asked the opposing team to stop their questions about the romantic or sexual history of her life in September, but it continued regardless.
The It ends with us the actress’s lawyers then demanded sanctions from Baldoni’s lawyers to prevent the deposition – including payment for legal fees and the other expenses the plaintiff had to bear in the case.
This comes after the court postponed Lively and Baldoni’s trial until May 18, 2026 from March. The former teammates are scheduled to have a settlement conference in February prior to the trial.
