Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman had asked for the extra time to depose Swift, who he claimed in a Sept. 11 letter to Judge Liman was willing to do so.

Swift's lawyers insisted the pop star "has no material role" in the lawsuit and said she "did not agree to a deposition," though she would be available to be deposed next month "if forced."

In her own filing on September 12, Lively’s legal team argued that Baldoni had delayed too long in seeking the deposition, pointing out that “discovery has been ongoing for more than six months.”

"It will definitely be a private affair and not a spectacle. They both have a close circle of friends, and they'll respect their privacy," the source claimed.