Blake Vigorous
Deposition Postponed …
Rescheduled for July 31
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Blake Vigorous’s extremely anticipated deposition in her authorized struggle with Justin Baldoni has been pushed again … TMZ has discovered.
In response to court docket docs, obtained by TMZ, the proceedings will now happen on July 31 … and sources with direct data inform us it was a mutual choice.
Our sources say the depo was postponed as a result of Jed Wallace — a social media guru — was dismissed from the lawsuit because of jurisdictional causes. He was dismissed with out prejudice, so Vigorous can refile if she chooses to take action.
We’re advised either side want time to look over the amended grievance, which may influence the deposition … so, they pushed it again.
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A spokesperson for Vigorous tells TMZ … Blake respects the court docket’s choice to dismiss Wallace from the lawsuit for jurisdictional causes — including it “has nothing to do with the deserves of her allegations about Mr. Wallace’s function within the smear marketing campaign and relates solely to the procedural query of whether or not he’s topic to jurisdiction in New York or elsewhere.”
Vigorous’s workforce provides they’re evaluting their “numerous options for holding Mr. Wallace accountable.”
The court docket’s choice marks a short lived pause within the escalating drama involving Vigorous and Baldoni, and the Wayfarer Events .. which started on the finish of final 12 months when Vigorous accused Baldoni and his manufacturing firm of orchestrating a smear marketing campaign in opposition to her.
The deposition has stoked ire on either side … with Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, providing to carry it in public at Madison Sq. Backyard for the entire world to see. There has additionally been an argument over which legal professionals’ workplace to carry the depo at.
We reached out to Baldoni’s workforce who had no remark.
