Blake Lively won the battle to have her upcoming deposition at her lawyer\u2019s office despite Justin Baldoni\u2019s attorney arguing the actress was using her \u201ccelebrity status\u201d to get her way.<\/p>\n
A judge ruled that the \u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum can be deposed at her attorney\u2019s office on Thursday after her team raised concerns about the deposition occurring on Baldoni\u2019s turf, according to court documents obtained by Page Six Monday.<\/p>\n
Baldoni\u2019s legal team is also required to submit a list of people attending the deposition, which must be completed by Tuesday at noon.<\/p>\n
Blake Lively\u2019s upcoming deposition will occur at her lawyer\u2019s office on Thursday. Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n
According to court documents obtained by Page Six, a judge ruled the deposition will occur on the actress\u2019 turf after her legal team raised concerns about her going to Baldoni\u2019s attorney\u2019s office. Ordonez\/INSTAR Images \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n
Reps for Baldoni, 41, weren\u2019t immediately available to Page Six for comment.<\/p>\n
Last week, Lively\u2019s legal team filed a request to change the location of the deposition from Baldoni\u2019s lawyer\u2019s office to her lawyer\u2019s office due to her fears over being ambushed by paparazzi and media, per TMZ.<\/p>\n
The \u201cJane the Virgin\u201d star\u2019s team hit back at Lively\u2019s request<\/a>, arguing that their office is only a mile away from her lawyer\u2019s office.<\/p>\n The \u201cJane the Virgin\u201d star\u2019s legal team will also have to submit a list of people attending the deposition by Tuesday. GC Images<\/p>\n Per TMZ, Lively requested the change of location due to fears that Baldoni\u2019s team would set up a media ambush. AP<\/p>\n Baldoni\u2019s team also argued that Lively\u2019s location request hindered their ability to have a space to privately discuss the deposition.<\/p>\n \u201cAlthough Lively\u2019s 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\u2019s tantrum has no place in this Court,\u201d Baldoni\u2019s attorney, Bryan Freedman, said in their filing, per the outlet.<\/p>\n Last month, Freedman discussed the deposition on TMZ Live<\/a>, saying Lively would have to \u201cprovide evidence\u201d for her allegations against Baldoni.<\/p>\n In their response, Baldoni\u2019s legal team claimed Lively was trying to use her \u201ccelebrity status\u201d to get her way. GC Images<\/p>\n They further argued that their office was only one mile away from her attorney\u2019s office. Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re gonna see how consistent her testimony is with the actual facts of what transpired,\u201d Freedman added, mentioning his team has emails, texts and video footage.<\/p>\n On Friday, the \u201cShallows\u201d star\u2019s rep told People<\/a> that Lively was \u201clooking forward to her deposition next week\u201d while accusing the \u201cFive Feet Apart\u201d director\u2019s attorney of making \u201ca public spectacle\u201d of the case.<\/p>\n \u201cJustin Baldoni\u2019s lawyer has tried to make this matter a public spectacle at every turn, even proposing to sell tickets to a televised deposition at Madison Square Garden,\u201d Lively\u2019s spokesperson said. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is a serious matter of sexual harassment and retaliation, and it deserves to be treated as such.\u201d<\/p>\n On Friday, Lively\u2019s spokesperson accused Baldoni\u2019s attorney of making the case \u201ca public spectacle at every turn.\u201d GC Images<\/p>\n Lively filed her lawsuit against Baldoni in December 2024. GC Images<\/p>\n Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni<\/a> in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d and coordinating a smear campaign to tarnish her reputation.<\/p>\n Baldoni denied the allegations and countersued Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds<\/a>, for extortion and defamation in January.<\/p>\n