The lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has gotten incredibly ugly across these last several months. What started as awkward tension between two film costars on set devolved into something much uglier. Initially, Lively accuses Baldoni of sexual harassment and intimidation. Then, Justin sues the New York Times over their story, as well as Blake and her husband Ryan Reynolds for defamation and extortion. Moreover, he cites 'Nicepool' from Disney and Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine as proof. Now, all of a sudden, Taylor Swift is being dragged into all of this from simply being friends with Lively.
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As you can imagine, the pop superstar isn't exactly thrilled to be involved in her friend Blake's mess. Swift is already notoriously secretive, desperate to stay out of the public eye where she can. That kind of fame can be isolating with all of the hate she receives. That doesn't even include her intense fanbase. The last thing Taylor needs is to grapple with more public drama. Consequently, her team sends out a statement as a conduit for all of Swift's frustrations.
Taylor Swift Sends Sizzling Response Over Subpoena in Blake Lively Lawsuit
"Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film, she never saw an edit or made any notes on the film, she did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its public release," her team shares with The Daily Mail. "[Swift] was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history."
Additionally, Taylor and her camp stress that her only involvement was in the use of one of her songs. It Ends With Us uses "My Tears Ricochet" from Swift's 2020 record Folklore. Consequently, with her limited involvement, they're claiming that this is merely a desperate attempt for online clicks. "Given that her involvement was licensing a song for the film, which 19 other artists also did, this document subpoena is designed to use Taylor Swift's name to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case," the statement concludes.
