A federal judge has denied Justin Baldoni ’s last-minute bid to depose Taylor Swift as he prepares for an upcoming trial over Blake Lively ’s claims she was sexually harassed and retaliated against during the filming of It Ends With Us .

In 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 “good cause” to justify a simil

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