The actress’s home has come up a number of instances of their standoff and was additionally the situation the place the director instructed her that he was circumcised whereas she was pregnant.

Justin Baldoni and Blake Energetic have been locked in a authorized battle since she accused him of sexual harassment on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

Baldoni sat for a deposition as a part of his ongoing battle with Energetic on October 6, 2025, in Los Angeles.

In transcripts obtained by Folks Journal, the actor claimed that Energetic refers to her New York condominium dwelling workplace as “Buckingham Palace,” due to the variety of well-known celebrities who come there.

“She used to name it Buckingham Palace, as she mentioned, as a result of so many celebrities walked by means of there,” Baldoni mentioned. “I feel that was her workplace in her penthouse condominium, which was the place that Ms. Energetic requested all of our conferences be.”

The pair have gone forwards and backwards at one another with a number of accusations because the “Gossip Woman” actress sued him for sexually harassing her on the set of “It Ends With Us,” and likewise launching a smear marketing campaign towards her, which he denies.

He countersued her, accusing her and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, of defamation and extortion, however a decide has since dismissed the swimsuit.

Energetic’s penthouse dwelling has turn into a recurring determine within the authorized showdown as references have been made to it a few instances.

In a earlier submitting, Baldoni claimed it was the situation the place Reynolds “berated” him for allegedly “fats shaming” his spouse as they filmed “It Ends With Us,” per Folks.

The Manhattan penthouse was additionally the situation Baldoni talked about to a pregnant Energetic that he was circumcised throughout a time they talked about her child on the way in which.

In line with the transcript from Baldoni’s deposition, Energetic’s lawyer, Michael J. Gottlieb, requested him, “Did you at any level share with Ms. Energetic whether or not you had been circumcised?” and he replied, “Sure.”

He was then requested if the actress requested him such a query, to which he replied, “Immediately, no.” Gottlieb went additional to ask him who else was current within the room when he made the remark.

Baldoni replied, “There have been individuals going throughout. Mr. Reynolds was out and in of the dialog. She had, I feel, two nannies. I felt like there was a housekeeper there. Her assistant was strolling round. I feel she had two assistants there. Her and I had been sitting on the sofa, however there have been individuals throughout.”

Just lately unsealed texts present how Baldoni grew annoyed working with Energetic and accused her of setting him up by refusing a physique double in intercourse scenes.

The actor despatched the textual content to his former agent at William Morris Endeavor Leisure (WME), Danny Greenberg, including that he had a “actually, actually unhealthy week” coping with her.

He famous that she recommended they’ve a gathering at her dwelling earlier than taking subject with how the movie’s romantic scenes can be shot.

Baldoni claims she “refused” to make use of a physique double through the intimate scene, prompting Sony executives and producer Todd Black to step in.

“That is simply setting me up for a entice,” he wrote, additionally sharing that she needed a physique double for use in his place.

Baldoni, in his alleged textual content message to his former agent, expressed displeasure at how Energetic pushed to have them each clothed whereas they filmed intimate scenes.

The actor labeled the entire association “a big clusterf-ck” and famous within the textual content that he was giving Energetic “95% of what she desires for peace.”

Nonetheless, Baldoni mentioned that the expertise of working with “an actress who’s rewriting the author and director” had been “very draining” and “time-consuming” for him.