Blake Lively suffered a small setback in court after a judge denied her effort to obtain communications sent by Justin Baldoni’s legal team to content creators or the press about her, Us Weekly can confirm.

Blake Lively’s deposition in her case with Justin Baldoni took place on July 31. Lively’s lawyer alleged in a new motion to the judge that Baldoni’s legal team leaked details of the deposition to create misleading narratives about a "face-to-face showdown" between the two.

Blake Lively is going after Justin Baldoni‘s lawyer – and honestly, can you blame her? In a shocking move, the actress’s legal team filed a motion on Monday (August 4, 2025) calling out Justin’s attorney Bryan Freedman for what they’re claiming are “improper out-of-court statements” apparently meant to sway potential jurors,