A newly unsealed deposition has drawn fresh attention to the intensifying legal standoff between actors Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively, after court filings revealed that Baldoni told Lively he was "circumcised" during a private conversation at her New York home in December 2022. The disclosure, buried within a lengthy October 2025 video-recorded deposition, is now part of a broader evidentiary clash in the Southern District of New York that centers on allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation, and workplace misconduct tied to the production of It Ends With Us.
The deposition excerpts show Baldoni recounting a pre-production discussion in which he volunteered the personal detail during an in-person conversation with Lively. When asked during questioning whether she had directly inquired about his circumcision status, Baldoni said she did not "directly" ask but confirmed that he acknowledged he was circumcised. Those statements were filed as part of a set of exhibits referenced alongside recent motions.
The remarks are only one fragment of an expanding record that includes emails, personnel notes, sealed transcripts, and contested affidavits. Lively filed her complaint on December 31, 2024, alleging that Baldoni and individuals at Wayfarer Studios fostered a hostile environment and engaged in conduct that made her feel "uncomfortable" during the film's development and production. Baldoni has denied the allegations and submitted counterclaims, setting off a prolonged sequence of motions, objections, and discovery disputes that continue into 2026.
Attorneys for both sides have used the deposition detail to support competing narratives about consent, context, and intent. Lively's team has emphasized the specificity of the testimony to argue that the accumulation of personal disclosures contributed to an unwelcome professional environment. Baldoni's team has cited the same exchanges to argue the opposite-that conversations were neither secret nor coercive, and that the testimony illustrates the mutual, informal nature of their early discussions.
Court filings show both sides leaning heavily on granular detail. Baldoni's testimony references private discussions, meetings, and app-based communications he says were misunderstood or mischaracterized. Lively's complaint contextualizes those moments within broader allegations of inappropriate conduct and reputational harm. The deposition excerpts appear alongside disputes over whether partial transcripts should remain sealed, and whether selective public filings amount to PR tactics disguised as legal procedure.
Judges overseeing the matter have repeatedly addressed sealing orders and the admissibility of unredacted materials as the parties seek to shape the public and judicial record. Procedural skirmishes-covering redactions, confidentiality designations, and the scope of discovery-have consumed much of the docket in recent months.
