The judge denied Justin BaldoniRequirements for extension Taylor Swift In his federal lawsuit Blake Lively.
According to the documents obtained US Weekly Friday, September 12, U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Lieman The ruled that Baldoni, 41, and his legal team did not “have a good reason for the extension they requested. The only reason they provided for the extension was that they asserted that Swift’s established professional obligations now prevented her from appearing by October 20, 2025.”
Liman, citing Baldoni’s production company Wayfarer Studios, noted: “The Wayfarer Party has no discussion on when they began trying to arrange the deposition. In this case, the discovery has been going on for about six months.”
The judge continued: “Previously, before Swift was asked to finally withdraw the subpoena before the party proposed in 2025. They provided no evidence that they had provided updated subpoena on Swift. Therefore, for the most part, the party has now determined the logistical difficulties of the deposit; no answers to the question before;
In short, Liman Order said: “The failure to prove proper diligence rejected the extension required.”
us This was reported previously Bardoni’s lawyers filed a letter on Thursday, September 11, claiming that Swift “agrees” to be removed next month. They say The deposition will take place between October 20 and October 25 and requires an extension before the deadline to allow third parties to withdraw so they have time to talk to the 35-year-old pop star.
Lively’s team responded by claiming that Baldoni “has been trying to bring [Swift] Enter the lawsuit to intensify their relentless media strategy. ”
They said: “In this regard, [Baldoni and his team’s] Lack of diligence and disrespect [Swift’s] Privacy and timeline are surprising. ”
On Friday, Swift’s lawyers refuted Baldoni’s claim that she had agreed to the testimony.
“As the lawyers of the parties know, since the inception of this matter, we have insisted that my clients have no significant role in this action.” us.
“Further, my client disagrees with the testimony, but if she is forced to testify, we recommend (after hearing the testimony for the first time three days ago) that if the parties can resolve their dispute, her schedule will adapt to the October 20 time,” the document continued to address Liman. “We have no role in these disputes.”
Swift’s team had previously mentioned in March in the lively/Baldoni legal hatred when Baldoni revoked her subpoena.
Swift’s representative said she was not involved in the litigation center’s film at the time – It ends with uswhich made Baldoni and Lively at a loss and had no knowledge of the dispute.
“Taylor Swift never stepped onto the collection of this movie, she was not involved in any actors or creative decisions, she didn’t rate the movie, she never saw editing or taking any notes on the movie, she didn’t even see it It ends with us Until a few weeks after its public release, the biggest historical tours of global travel in 2023 and 2024. The spokesperson added at the time.
Lively sued Baldoni in December 2024 for sexual harassment in the film he directed. She also claimed that he coordinated the smear campaign with the crisis PR team, which he denied. Bardoni then sued Huan and her husband Ryan Reynoldsaccusing the pair of blackmail and slander, but the lawsuit is June sack.
