The legal dispute between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over alleged harassment during the filming of It Ends With Us continues to intensify, with no clear end in sight. According to a new report from PEOPLE Magazine, the case has taken a significant turn after Lively’s legal team formally requested sanctions against Baldoni’s defense attorneys. The request centers on what Lively’s lawyers describe as repeated “deposition misconduct” during discovery.
In newly filed court documents, Lively’s attorneys allege that Baldoni’s legal team crossed professional and legal boundaries by questioning the actress about her sexual history during depositions. The filings claim the defense displayed a “basic lack of decorum” and violated principles tied to the rape shield law, which is intended to protect survivors of sexual abuse or assault from being interrogated about their sexual past in legal proceedings.
