( NewsNation) — Blake Lively has reasserted her claim that Justin Baldoni orchestrated a smear campaign against her, a new unsealed deposition revealed. The actress sat down for the deposition July 31 and was peppered with questions by Baldoni’s attorney regarding her legal battle with her “It Ends With Us” co-star and director.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's movie It Ends With Us debuted in theaters in August 2024. Months later, the costars began their headline-making legal battle. Revisit the timeline of their lawsuits.

In the year since the blockbuster was released in theaters on Aug. 9, 2024, stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been embroiled in a legal back-and-forth