Overview
- On July 14, Judge Lewis J. Liman granted Lively’s motion for a protective order, allowing her to choose the location of her July 17 deposition.
- The order obliges Justin Baldoni’s team to notify Lively’s side of every attendee by midday July 15 and to provide dedicated computer access plus printing and copying facilities.
- Baldoni’s lawyers had opposed the motion, arguing that Lively was using her celebrity status to dictate the terms of her testimony.
- Lively’s attorneys cited fears of paparazzi ambush and public spectacle, pointing to her counsel’s claim that Baldoni’s team once suggested streaming the deposition from Madison Square Garden.
- The deposition is part of pretrial discovery in Lively’s sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Baldoni, with a full federal trial set for March 2026 in New York City.