NEW: The trial date for the case between “It Ends with Us” co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has been moved back by nearly two months. https://t.co/NvkqxIvi1W
— ABC News (@ABC) December 9, 2025
Blake Lively’s sexual harassment lawsuit against her It Ends with Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni has been delayed by two months.
The two were originally expected to face off in civil court on March 9, 2026. However, during a post-discovery hearing held Tuesday, New York federal judge Lewis J. Liman informed both parties that the date was being pushed back to May 18. Judge Liman explained that he has two criminal trials coming up, and “as important as this case is … criminal trials take precedent.”
Justin Baldoni is claiming that Blake Lively’s “victim” mentality on the It Ends With Us set is the “Taylor Swift playbook.” https://t.co/gIeRdCP1GW
— Us Weekly (@usweekly) December 5, 2025
During his deposition, Justin Baldoni was asked about his meeting with Blake Lively when she vocalized some of her concerns about the It Ends With Us production.
“She had the nuclear bomb,” Baldoni said at the time, according to the docs. “If she doesn’t promote the movie she can leak that I’m a bad person or that she felt unsafe with me and all the stuff she has on me. Then she’s the victim. It’s the Taylor Swift playbook. So she can ask for whatever she wants because she knows I know.”
He continued, “I think when you are somebody small in the industry like myself, and you’re dealing with a titan like Ms. Lively and some of the most powerful people in the world, which are her best friends, and you’re in the situation that I was in, I think it’s very reasonable, especially at this point, to be concerned about what’s possible and what’s not,” he said. “I was spinning at this point.”
And then this…
Justin Baldoni Confirms He Told Pregnant Blake Lively He Is Circumcised with Ryan Reynolds and 2 Nannies ‘Around’ Their Home https://t.co/VmRgYuAaRO
— People (@people) December 5, 2025
During Baldoni’s deposition, Lively’s attorney questioned him about a conversation that took place on December 2022 while she was pregnant with her son Olin. During that visit, the topic of circumcision was allegedly brought up.
Gottlieb asked, “Did you at any point share with Ms. Lively whether you were circumcised?” Baldoni replied, “Yes.”
When asked whether Lively ever directly asked him that question, Baldoni replied, “Directly, no.”
He was also asked whether he had ever shared similar information with other work colleagues. Baldoni responded, “I don’t talk about my genitalia, so no.”