A federal judge sided with Blake Lively as part of her plea over the transcript of her deposition and scolded Justin Baldoni’s team in the process, Us Weekly can report. On Friday, August 8, the judge presiding over Lively’s sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Baldoni,

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni remain locked in a legal battle, with a trial for Lively v Wayfarer Studios set for March 2026. Lively filed a federal lawsuit against Baldoni in December 2024, following the release of It Ends With Us.

Baldoni was suing Lively, Reynolds, their publicist, and The New York Times for defamation. In the lawsuit, Baldoni alleged that they tried to destroy his career using false allegations. However, a judge threw out both lawsuits in June, ruling that Lively’s accusations of sexual harassment are legally protected.