Blake Lively Objects to Justin Baldoni's Deposition Request

Blake Lively's legal team is objecting to attorney Bryan Freedman, representing Justin Baldoni, from taking her deposition in a sexual harassment lawsuit against him. Lively's lawyers have not disclosed the reasons for their objection to Freedman, leading Baldoni's attorney Kevin Fritz to assert that Lively does not have a right to dictate which lawyer can take her deposition. This legal confrontation follows Lively's allegations of a hostile work environment during the filming of 'It Ends With Us' and her subsequent lawsuit against Baldoni. Additionally, Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds are seeking to dismiss Baldoni's $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit against them, as well as attempting to impose a gag order on Freedman due to his public statements about the case. The court is set to address these requests and objections at an upcoming conference on February 3. The ongoing litigation highlights tensions between the parties involved, with both sides accusing each other of engaging in smear campaigns.