But on June 9, Judge Lewis Liman threw out Baldoni's lawsuit, ruling that the statements at the center of the suits were either privileged or lacked the necessary legal basis for defamation — a legal victory for Lively, her team later said in a statement.

Newly released transcript of Blake Lively’s July 31 deposition highlighted a heated back-and-forth between the It Ends With Us actress and defendant Justin Baldoni’s attorney.

Justin Baldoni's attorneys argued that 'It Ends With Us' star Isabela Ferrer's opposition to Baldoni's subpoena "is primarily an inappropriate attack" on Baldoni