Justin Baldoni’s Team Responds To Blake Lively’s Claim Of Deposition Leak

Justin Baldoni’s lawyers are firing back after Blake Lively accused his legal team of leaking private details from her recent deposition, calling the claims completely baseless and unsupported by evidence.

The back-and-forth is the latest twist in the ongoing legal battle surrounding the film "It Ends With Us," in which Lively starred and Baldoni not only acted but also directed.

Blake Lively made headlines last week when she filed a motion to strike and alleged that Justin Baldoni’s team “immediately leaked” information from her July 31 deposition to the press, but Baldoni’s attorneys say not so fast.

In an August 6 court filing, the actor-director’s legal team addressed Lively’s claims head-on, writing, “She does not cite any evidence. This is not surprising as there is none.”

They went on to argue that if anything had been leaked, Lively’s own camp could just as easily be the source.

“Ms. Lively also fails to explain why any such ‘leak’ could not have originated from Ms. Lively, her husband [Ryan Reynolds], her multiple attorneys, legal or administrative staff from the law firm representing her (whose office she demanded host the deposition), or the catering staff employed thereby who served lunch,” the filing read, per PEOPLE.

The team also dismissed the idea that the deposition attendee list was confidential or newsworthy, stating, “The identities of those in attendance for her deposition are not newsworthy because all parties are entitled to attend all depositions.”

A day later, on August 7, a spokesperson for Lively issued a statement to PEOPLE, standing firm in the actress’s position.

“We are very pleased with the outcome of her deposition and now look forward to deposing Justin Baldoni and each of the co-defendants in short order,” the spokesperson said, while also emphasizing the legal weight of deposition confidentiality.

“Deposition testimony is confidential for good reason. It’s evidence in a legal proceeding and is subject to objections and evidentiary rules,” they continued. “Juries aren’t just handed deposition transcripts to read at home, and instead they listen to testimony that is presented at trial under a judge’s supervision.”

In addition to accusing Baldoni’s camp of leaking details to the press, Lively’s attorneys also took issue with how her deposition transcript was handled in court filings.

According to Lively's legal team, Baldoni’s lawyers unnecessarily included a rough 292-page draft of her full deposition transcript in the sealed court record, despite only citing two pages of it in their arguments. In their filing, Lively’s attorneys argued there was “no plausible legal reason” to submit the entire document, calling it a strategic move meant to “push the transcript into the public domain as fodder for [their] media campaign.”

The motion asks the court to strike the full transcript from the record entirely, suggesting that Baldoni’s team may be attempting to circumvent the confidentiality typically afforded to deposition testimony.

This latest war of words comes just days after Lively and Baldoni came face-to-face in a courtroom for the first time since the explosive allegations surfaced.

According to TMZ, Lively sat for her deposition and found herself staring directly at Baldoni. Sources told the outlet that the deposition was anything but ordinary.

At one point, Baldoni’s legal team reportedly floated the outrageous idea of live-streaming the deposition from none other than Madison Square Garden, an idea Lively’s attorneys immediately shut down.

As many know, the "Gossip Girl" alum accused him of making crude comments about her body, sharing explicit stories about his sex life, and improvising intimate scenes without her consent.

Further fueling the fire, Lively submitted screenshots of alleged text exchanges between Baldoni and his PR team, claiming they reveal a calculated attempt to launch a smear campaign against her after she came forward with her concerns.

As the legal drama continues to unfold, both sides appear to be digging in, with depositions still to come and tensions mounting.