Blake Vigorous has been granted a protecting order forward of her upcoming deposition within the ongoing authorized showdown together with her “It Ends With Us” co-star and director, Justin Baldoni.

The court docket’s resolution comes after Vigorous requested the protecting order, citing considerations over privateness and management relating to the setting and attendees of the July 17 deposition.

Blake Vigorous’s authorized crew emphasised the significance of safeguarding the method amid heightened media consideration and a historical past of what they describe as Justin Baldoni’s efforts to sensationalize the case.

In response to court docket paperwork obtained by PEOPLE, U.S. District Decide Lewis J. Liman authorised the order on Monday, July 14, permitting the 37-year-old actress to manage the situations of her testimony. Per the ruling, Baldoni’s authorized crew should conduct the deposition at a location chosen by Vigorous, with entry to a pc, printing, and copying tools.

Moreover, Baldoni’s crew should notify Vigorous of everybody attending the deposition by midday on July 15.

Baldoni’s attorneys strongly opposed the request, accusing Vigorous of utilizing her “celeb standing” to dictate the phrases.

In a letter submitted on July 13, Baldoni’s crew argued, “Vigorous is a plaintiff who has hurled critical allegations of misconduct towards the Wayfarer Events. Like all defendants, the Wayfarer Events are entitled to depose Vigorous… They’re additionally entitled to decide on the placement of the deposition, which they did.”

The bitter authorized battle started after Vigorous filed a lawsuit accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and office retaliation throughout the manufacturing of “It Ends With Us.”

Baldoni has vehemently denied the claims and beforehand filed counterclaims towards Vigorous and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, alleging defamation and extortion, claims that Decide Liman has since dismissed.

Bryan Freedman, Baldoni’s high-profile lawyer, has made repeated public feedback about his technique, together with a now-viral interview on TMZ Reside during which he mentioned, “I am gonna ask her questions beneath penalty of perjury… Now we have the entire videotapes, all of the footage. Now we have the textual content messages and we’ve got emails. We’re gonna see how constant her testimony is with the precise info of what transpired.”

Freedman additionally made headlines earlier this yr when he sarcastically proposed internet hosting Vigorous’s deposition at Madison Sq. Backyard, promoting tickets or live-streaming the occasion to lift cash for victims of home abuse.

In response, Vigorous’s crew issued a press release on July 11 condemning the try to show a critical authorized matter into “a public spectacle.”

“Justin Baldoni’s lawyer has tried to make this matter a public spectacle at each flip, even proposing to promote tickets to a televised deposition at Madison Sq. Backyard,” her rep mentioned. “This can be a critical matter of sexual harassment and retaliation, and it deserves to be handled as such.”

U.S. District Decide Lewis J. Liman dominated that Baldoni and his authorized crew might assessment choose non-public textual content messages exchanged between Vigorous and her shut pal Taylor Swift, marking a brand new growth within the intently watched case.

The ruling permits Baldoni restricted entry to the non-public conversations to find out whether or not any discussions between Vigorous and Swift pertain on to the actress’s allegations of sexual harassment and office retaliation. The court docket emphasised that solely messages related to the case will be examined, and Decide Liman cautioned that the assessment should stay narrowly targeted.

Whereas Vigorous’s authorized crew fought to exclude Swift from the invention course of completely, their movement was denied, opening the door for Baldoni’s crew to doubtlessly glean perception into Vigorous’s claims from her non-public exchanges with the pop star.