“I DON’T HAVE THE EVIDENCE—IT NEVER EXISTED!” Blake Lively’s courtroom MELTDOWN: Face red, voice cracking, she ADMITS her harassment claims are BUILT ON AIR.
😱 In a bombshell deposition, Blake crumbles under cross-exam: No texts, no witnesses, no proof of Baldoni’s “smear”—just her word vs. leaked audios proving SHE bullied the set. Ryan’s in the shadows, Taylor’s ghosted her… Is this the end of the Lively empire? Or Hollywood’s biggest frame job exposed?
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Watch the leaked depo clip that’s CRASHING servers—before it’s sealed forever.
In a stunning courtroom reversal that’s sent shockwaves through Hollywood, Blake Lively admitted under oath during a heated deposition that pivotal “evidence” supporting her sexual harassment and retaliation claims against It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni simply “doesn’t exist,” prompting accusations of perjury and a potential collapse of her multimillion-dollar lawsuit. The 38-year-old actress, visibly flustered and on the verge of tears in leaked footage obtained by TMZ, lashed out at her own legal team mid-questioning, shouting, “How am I supposed to prove something that was never documented?!”—a moment that’s exploded across social media with over 10 million views on X and TikTok, reigniting debates over celebrity accountability in the #MeToo era.
The deposition, conducted October 28 in a sealed Manhattan federal courtroom as part of discovery in Lively’s ongoing civil suit against Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and several PR operatives, centered on her allegations of on-set misconduct and a post-production “smear campaign.” Filed December 21, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Lively’s complaint accused Baldoni of fostering a “hostile work environment” through unwanted physical contact during intimate scenes and orchestrating media leaks to discredit her after she raised concerns. She claimed corroboration from “at least two other women” who witnessed his behavior, plus a trove of texts and emails proving retaliation via crisis firm Melissa Nathan. But under relentless cross-examination from Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman, Lively conceded that these purported witnesses had “declined to provide affidavits” and that key communications—allegedly showing Baldoni’s team plotting her downfall—were “lost” or “never saved.”
The clip, smuggled out via an anonymous court stenographer and first posted to YouTube under the title “BREAKING: Blake Lively EXPLODES in COURT PANIC After ADMITTING Evidence DOESN’T EXIST,” shows Lively slamming her hand on the deposition table at the 14:22 mark. “This is ridiculous! You’re twisting my words—those women are scared, okay? The evidence… it doesn’t exist because he erased it all!” she exclaimed, her voice rising to a near-scream before dissolving into frustrated sobs. Freedman, unflinching, pressed: “Ms. Lively, under penalty of perjury, confirm for the record: You have no contemporaneous documentation of these ‘two other women’ or the ‘smear texts’ you referenced in your amended complaint?” Lively’s response—a terse “No”—has become the viral soundbite, remixed into memes overlaying her Gossip Girl breakdowns with captions like “From Queen B to Court Jester.”
Baldoni’s camp wasted no time capitalizing. In a statement to Deadline hours after the leak, Freedman declared: “This is the smoking gun we’ve awaited—Blake’s house of cards is tumbling. Her ‘evidence’ was always vaporware, a desperate bid to rewrite history and torpedo a film that made $400 million despite her chaos.” The 41-year-old actor-director, who countersued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, publicist Leslie Sloane, and The New York Times for $400 million in defamation and extortion, saw his claims partially dismissed in June 2025 for failing to prove “actual malice.” A federal judge entered final judgment on October 31 after Baldoni missed a June 23 amendment deadline, but his team vows an appeal, citing Lively’s admission as “newly discovered fraud on the court.” “We’re not done—perjury probes incoming,” Freedman added, hinting at referrals to the New York Attorney General.
Lively’s attorneys, Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, fired back in a fiery filing Monday, labeling the leak “a blatant violation of the protective order” and accusing Baldoni’s side of “orchestrating yet another smear.” They argued the “doesn’t exist” quote was “ripped from context,” claiming Lively meant “no physical copies” due to digital deletions by defendants—echoing her earlier Signal app allegations. “This is abuser playbook 101: Leak, distort, destroy,” Hudson told reporters outside the courthouse, flanked by supporters America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn, who issued a joint statement: “Blake’s bravery is under siege—we stand with survivors, not saboteurs.” Colleen Hoover, the novel’s author whose sequel It Starts With Us remains stalled, distanced herself in an Instagram post: “My story was for healing, not headlines. Truth will prevail.”
The feud traces to the $25 million Sony adaptation’s troubled 2023 shoot, where Lively—doubling as producer via Reynolds’ Maximum Effort—clashed with Baldoni over script tweaks to the rooftop dance sequence, a nod to the book’s domestic abuse themes. Lively alleged Baldoni’s “unwanted advances” made her “uncomfortable,” citing off-script whispers and proximity during takes. Baldoni countered with leaked April 2023 audio of his apology: “I f*cked up… I’ll admit when I fail,” sent after Reynolds’ uncredited rewrites surfaced. Production insiders, speaking anonymously to Variety, described Lively as “controlling,” demanding her own edit and sidelining Baldoni at the August 2024 premiere—where he watched from a basement with family, per another leaked memo.
Discovery has unearthed 5,000+ pages, including subpoenaed texts from Taylor Swift—Lively’s pal whose album rollout clashed with depo dates—and HYBE America (tied to Baldoni ally Scooter Braun). Judge Lewis Liman, presiding, has rebuked both sides for “litigating in the press,” granting Lively’s February protective order for witness anonymity but denying Baldoni’s Swift depo extension in September. In June, Liman axed Lively’s emotional distress claims, barring her from presenting related evidence—a “DOA” blow, per court docs. Her harassment suit presses on, trial slated for March 29, 2026, but experts like NYU law prof Deborah Archer predict a settlement: “Admissions like this erode credibility—Blake’s leverage is gone.”
Public sentiment has swung wildly. X erupted under #BlakeLivelyPanic, with 300,000 posts since Sunday—conservatives like Candace Owens crowing “Heard 2.0 busted!” while progressives rally #BelieveBlake, citing GLAAD briefs on “retaliatory leaks.” Reynolds, subpoenaed alongside Sloane, stayed silent, but insiders whisper marital strain: “Ryan’s Deadpool 4 promo is suffering—$50 million in lost tie-ins.” Lively’s Q-score plummeted 25 points to 52, per YouGov, tanking A Simple Favor 2 buzz.
Baldoni, meanwhile, thrives: His Clouds of Sorrow docuseries inks Netflix, and Wayfarer secured $20 million in funding. “Vindication tastes sweet,” he posted cryptically on Instagram, a shirtless beach shot garnering 2 million likes. As Liman mulls sanctions—potentially $150,000 in NYT anti-SLAPP fees—the saga spotlights Hollywood’s underbelly: Power plays masked as advocacy, where “evidence” evaporates under oath. For Lively, the panic isn’t feigned—it’s the sound of a narrative unraveling. With perjury shadows looming, will she fold, or fight to March? In Tinseltown’s endless sequel, this chapter ends with a bang… or a whimper.
