· Taylor Swift has been subpoenaed by Justin Baldoni’s legal team in his legal battle with Blake Lively over alleged sexual harassment and defamation related to the movie “It Ends With Us.”
· Swift’s team criticized the move, saying it's “designed to use Taylor Swift’s name to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case.”
· Swift’s reps emphasized she had no involvement with the film beyond licensing one song, stating, “Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie.”
· Lively had previously accused Baldoni of harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign after she filed a complaint.
· Baldoni denied the allegations and countersued Lively, claiming she used her friendship with Swift to undermine him.
· His filing references text messages in which Lively described Swift and Ryan Reynolds as her “most trusted partners,” likening them to “dragons” from “Game of Thrones.”
· Baldoni’s lawyers argued this implied he was up against two of “the most influential and wealthy celebrities in the world.”