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Blake Lively Claps Back at Justin Baldoni's Lawyer During Tense Deposition Exchange
Blake Lively alleges Justin Baldoni’s lawyer and PR firm orchestrated a smear campaign amid sexual harassment claims, with legal filings revealing $30,000 monthly PR fees to manage social backlash.
- On July 31, 2025, Blake Lively, during her deposition in New York City, accused Bryan Freedman of being part of Justin Baldoni’s alleged smear campaign against her.
- Following months of legal filings, Lively is suing Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios for alleged sexual harassment, and a judge dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit in June.
- Last week, the legal team filed a motion to seal the deposition transcript, and on Friday the judge granted the motion to strike it from the docket.
- A crisis PR firm in Texas increased its fee to $30,000 per month, citing an uptick in social chatter driven by Taylor Swift’s fans, working for Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios.
- Looking ahead to the March 2026 trial, Baldoni’s lawyers have searched 55 devices across 21 custodians and produced over 220,000 pages and more than 107,000 gigabytes of data.
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Blake Lively slams ‘ongoing smear campaign’ she alleges has been carried out by Justin Baldoni and his team (Entertainment)
Blake Lively has described the ongoing pressure she feels from what she calls a 'smear campaign' by her former It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni and his team. The 37-year-old actress made the admission during a deposition in New York City, according to a transcript released after a court order...
Blake Lively’s Deposition Transcript Reveals Back & Forth with Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Over Alleged Smear Campaign | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Blake Lively’s Deposition Transcript Reveals Back & Forth with Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Over Alleged Smear Campaign A portion of Blake Lively's deposition has been made public. From the redacted document, there's a back-and-forth between one of Justin Baldoni's lawyers and…
Blake Lively Calls Out Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Over Alleged 'Smear Campaign'
Blake Lively called out Justin Baldoni’s lawyer while being questioned during her deposition — telling him she believed he was part of the alleged smear campaign against her, Us Weekly can exclusively report. On Monday, August 11, Lively’s team filed a heavily redacted portion of Lively’s deposition transcript. As Us previously reported, the Gossip Girl alum was grilled by Baldoni’s legal team on July 31 in New York City. Baldoni, 41, his lawyer…
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