In June, Judge Lewis J. Liman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed Baldoni's $400 million countersuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, the couple's publicist Leslie Sloane, and Sloane's public relations company Vision PR for alleged extortion and defamation.

Justin Baldoni’s drastic step during Blake Lively’s deposition reportedly stunned both legal teams. According to a source, his dramatic demand to attend his “It Ends With Us” co-star’s deposition created a toxic environment.