NEW YORK -- The judge overseeing Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's case has denied a request from Baldoni's legal team for an extension to depose Taylor Swift, according to a ruling, obtained by CNN.

Baldoni's legal team had requested an extension to the end of October, in order to be able to depose Swift.

"The only justification they have provided for the extension is their assertion that Swift's preexisting professional obligations now prevent her from appearing for a deposition prior to October 20, 2025," Judge Lewis Liman wrote in his ruling on Friday evening, regarding the Baldoni parties.

In his ruling, Judge Liman indicated that Baldoni's legal team waited until the eleventh hour to request an extension to depose Swift.

"Discovery has been ongoing in this case for approximately

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