Jed Wallace, a crisis communications specialist who worked with Baldoni's side during the broader legal dispute, filed new documents asking a Texas judge to compel Lively to appear for questioning, according to TMZ. The request comes months after Wallace's own defamation lawsuit against Lively was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction, with the fight now centered specifically on Lively's bid to recover legal fees from Wallace following that dismissal. Lively's Team Pushes Back SharplyLively's legal team rejected Wallace's latest filing in blunt terms in a statement to TMZ. Following that dismissal, Lively turned around and sought to recover roughly $800,000 in attorneys' fees from Wallace, along with additional costs and damages tied to defending against his suit. With the Texas deposition request now pending before a judge and the larger New York fee dispute between Lively and Baldoni still awaiting a final ruling, both matters remain unresolved heading into the fall.