What started as a legal dispute between Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni has now pulled Taylor Swift into the spotlight. And the fallout might just be impacting Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s friendship.
Blake sued Baldoni in December, alleging sexual harassment on set. Baldoni hit back with a countersuit claiming defamation, civil extortion, and false light. Then came May. Taylor’s name was suddenly in legal filings, with Baldoni’s team alleging that Lively tried to use her global star power — namely Taylor’s — to pressure creative decisions. Swift’s camp immediately shut the door on that narrative.
A spokesperson clarified: Taylor never visited the set, had zero input on casting or direction, and only allowed the use of her song “My Tears Ricochet” in the trailer and one scene — along with 19 other licensed artists. Despite the facts, the subpoena raised eyebrows and tabloid noise.
But things escalated when Baldoni’s legal team claimed in a letter that Blake urged Taylor to delete text messages that could be relevant to the case — even threatening to leak personal messages if she didn’t. Blake’s lawyer shut that down as “categorically false,” and a judge struck the letter from the record entirely.
Still, the damage may have already been done.
Sources close to Swift told People the two aren’t as close as they used to be. They aren’t seen together as often, and their communication reportedly cooled in the wake of the subpoena and drama. They’re “taking space,” said one insider. It’s not a breakup, but the dynamic has shifted.
Almost a month later, new reports say the two are trying to patch things up. Swift is “working to trust Blake again,” according to a source, but rebuilding may take time. There’s no official word from either woman, but the silence says a lot.
With legal motions flying, emotional claims being dropped, and third-party journalists clarifying misquoted texts, the Baldoni vs. Lively drama shows no signs of quieting down. And Swift? She might be an unwilling headline in someone else’s courtroom saga — but her name carries enough gravity to shift narratives even without stepping foot on set.
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