India, March 1 -- A judge has denied Blake Lively's request for Justin Baldoni's phone records, calling it "overly intrusive." The decision is the latest development in the ongoing legal battle between the two, which stems from Lively's allegations that Baldoni led a smear campaign against her following accusations of sexual harassment on the set of It Ends With Us.

Lively's legal team had subpoenaed the phone records of Baldoni and several others, claiming they were involved in efforts to damage her reputation. However, Judge Lewis Liman ruled on Friday that her request was too broad and posed privacy concerns.

"The Court put a stop to Ms. Lively's egregious attempt to invade our clients' privacy," Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, t...