Blake Lively granted protective order amid Justin Baldoni legal battle

A judge has granted Blake Lively a protective order amid her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni reported E NewsThree days after she requested a protective order requiring the directors team to identify everyone who would attend her deposition Judge Lewis J Liman granted her request on July 14 as per the outletAccording to legal documents obtained by E News Lively is expected to make arrangements for opposing counsel to have a dedicated computer and the ability to print and copy documents in the space chosen by LivelyBaldoni and his Wayfarer Studios are required to notify Lively of the individuals who will attend her upcoming deposition which is set to occur on July 17 two days prior reported E NewsIn June a New York federal judge has ruled that actorproducer Justin Baldoni can access messages between actress Blake Lively and singer Taylor SwiftThese messages are related to the film It Ends With Us and the ongoing legal case between the movies stars reported VarietyAccording to the publication Lively had asked the court to prevent Baldoni from obtaining these messages arguing that he was trying to involve Swift to gain public attention However Judge Lewis Liman disagreed and found that the messages might provide crucial information relevant to the caseIn his order the judge stated that while public opinion plays a role in highprofile cases the messages could offer useful insightsHe also reminded the parties that a protective order is in place so the messages cannot be shared with the pressA motion or request may be and in this case often has been both a legitimate litigation tactic and an attempt to maneuver in the broader court of public opinion the judge wrote Baldonis lawyers had earlier sent subpoenas to Swift and her legal teamHowever Swifts team issued a statement saying that she had no role in the film except allowing one of her songs to be used They also said she only saw the film weeks after its release Following this Baldonis team withdrew the subpoenasLivelys lawyers sought to resolve the matter entirely insisting that Swift was not involved However the judge ruled that since Lively had mentioned Swifts knowledge of issues on the film set her messages could help prove or disprove her claims of harassment and retaliationLively had sued Baldoni in December accusing him and his publicists of spreading false stories about her in the media after she spoke about sexual harassment during the films production Baldoni filed a countersuit accusing her of ruining his reputation but that case was dismissed last weekLivelys legal team alleged per the July 11 filing that Baldonis team had previously refused Ms Livelys reasonable requests to cooperateDefendants have not denied that their intent is to manufacture a harassing publicity stunt by requiring Ms Lively to parade through paparazzi the request stated or by inviting unknown attendees to the deposition including members of the media or social media influencers or any other number of abusive tactics reported E NewsDespite Ms Livelys repeated efforts to confer the documents continued Defendants have refused to address these concerns and have responded only with their insistence that they alone control all logistics and security issuesHowever Baldonis legal team opposed Livelys motion in a July 13 letter to the judgeLively relies solely on inapplicable authority and unsupported accusations about opposing counsel and their motives the actors legal team wrote Lively does not present a single fact to support her allegations of a plot to use the deposition as a publicity stunt reported E NewsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever