Lively's legal team says the court's decision "relates solely to the procedural question of whether he is subject to jurisdiction in New York or elsewhere"

In a federal lawsuit, Blake Lively claimed that a mysterious Texas-based social media guru ran an untraceable smear campaign against her at the behest of Justin Baldoni. On Wednesday, a judge granted Jed Wallace’s motion to dismiss himself as a defendant in the case.

In a legal battle heating up between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the actress demands a single-session deposition limited to seven hours, as the deposition gets postponed to July 31. Tensions rise as both sides accuse each other of manipulating the legal proceedings.