Blake Lively celebrates Justin Baldoni dropping âinappropriateâ Taylor Swift subpoena
Livelyâ??s representative accused Baldoniâ??s legal team of â??exploitingâ?? Swiftâ??s fame by trying to put her â??at the center of this case since day oneâ??
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Justin Baldoni is no longer calling on Taylor Swift to appear as a witness in his ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively, her good friend and his It Ends with Us co-star.
Earlier this month, Baldoni, 41, whoâs being sued by Lively over sexual harassment accusations, subpoenaed Swift, 35. His lawyer, Bryan Freedman, claimed that Lively had called on âher high-profile friends,â including the âCruel Summerâ singer, to âmanipulate Justin at every turn.â
At the time, Swiftâs representative slammed the subpoena, saying it was âdesigned to use Taylor Swiftâs name to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case.â
By Thursday, Baldoniâs legal team had dropped the subpoena, with Livelyâs spokesperson confirming the news to People, saying they were âpleasedâ by the formerâs decision to withdraw âtheir harassing subpoenas to Taylor Swift and her law firm.â
âWe supported the efforts of Taylorâs team to quash these inappropriate subpoenas directed to her counsel, and we will continue to stand up for any third party who is unjustly harassed or threatened in the process,â they added.
âThe Baldoni and Wayfarer team have tried to put Taylor Swift, a woman who has been an inspiration for tens of millions across the globe, at the center of this case since day one,â they claimed, insisting that âexploiting Taylor Swiftâs celebrity was the original plan in [PR professional] Melissa Nathanâs scenario planning document, and it continues to this day.â
Blake Lively (left) is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Justin Baldoni (Getty Images)âFaced with having to justify themselves in federal court, they folded. At some point they will run out of distractions from the actual claims of sexual harassment and retaliation they are facing,â they concluded.
The Independent has contacted Baldoniâs representative for comment.
Lively sued Baldoni, her It Ends with Us director and co-star, in January, accusing him of sexual harassment on set and of later orchestrating an alleged smear campaign designed to âburyâ her.
Baldoni has vehemently denied the accusations and filed a $400 million countersuit accusing Lively and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, of trying to âdestroyâ his career and reputation.
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In recent months, the two have continuously traded legal barbs. Days after filing his countersuit, Baldoniâs legal team released a seven-minute-long video showing Lively and Baldoniâs interaction while shooting a dance scene in the film. The clip was intended to prove Baldoniâs innocence; however, Livelyâs team responded, arguing that it was instead âdamning evidenceâ supporting her allegations.
A week later, a voice memo apology that Baldoni allegedly sent to Lively during the production of the movie was leaked.
In March, Lively submitted a legal request that certain discoveries made in the case be available for âattorneysâ eyes onlyâ to protect against any leaks of sensitive information.
New York Judge Lewis Liman ruled in favor of Livelyâs request, agreeing that âhighly personal and intimate information about third partiesâ will only be seen by lawyers. Neither Lively nor Baldoni will have access to the information, which includes details about the actors, such as medical records, trade secrets and security measures taken by each.
The case is scheduled to go to trial starting March 9, 2026.
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