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.

In the year since the blockbuster was released in theaters on Aug. 9, 2024, stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been embroiled in a legal back-and-forth