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\n\tA federal judge has denied Justin Baldoni<\/a>\u2019s last-minute bid to depose Taylor Swift<\/a> as he prepares for an upcoming trial over Blake Lively<\/a>\u2019s claims she was sexually harassed and retaliated against<\/a> during the filming of It Ends With Us<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tIn an order handed down Friday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ruled that Baldoni and his co-defendants at Wayfarer Studios simply waited too long to seek the sit-down and missed their chance. The judge did, however, grant a 10-day extension for Lively to take the depositions of Baldoni and two others. He said the defendants dragged their feet in producing the requested documents, so Lively and her lawyers deserved the extra time to prepare. In the case of Swift, the judge said Baldoni and Wayfarer failed to show \u201cgood cause\u201d to justify a similar reprieve.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe only justification [Baldoni and the Wayfarer parties] have provided for the extension is their assertion that Swift\u2019s preexisting professional obligations now prevent her from appearing for a deposition prior to October 20, 2025,\u201d Judge Liman wrote. \u201cImportantly, however, the Wayfarer parties have provided no discussion of when they began attempting to schedule the deposition. Discovery has been ongoing in this case for approximately six months.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe judge noted that Baldoni previously requested Swift\u2019s deposition in May 2025 before ultimately withdrawing that subpoena. \u201cThey have offered no evidence that they have served a renewed subpoena on Swift. Thus, at most, the Wayfarer parties have demonstrated that scheduling the deposition now presents logistical difficulties; that does not answer the question of why the deposition could not have been conducted earlier,\u201d he wrote. \u201cHaving failed to demonstrate appropriate diligence, the requested extension is denied.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe judge\u2019s order followed after Baldoni\u2019s lawyer, Ellyn S. Garofalo, claimed in a letter to the court filed Thursday that Swift had \u201cagreed\u201d to appear for deposition but was unable to do so before Oct. 20. The letter requested an extension of the Sept. 30 discovery deadline to accommodate Swift\u2019s schedule.<\/p>\n