A Taylor Swift spokesman said on Friday an attempt to quote the pop star as a witness in Blake Lively and the case of Justin Baldoni is “designed” to use the singer’s “name” to attract the public interest. ”
TMZ reported that Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman issued a citation to Swift in the demands involving the 2024 film “ends with us.” Freedman did not immediately respond to a comment request on Friday night.
Lively representatives also did not respond immediately to a request for comments.
The Swift team rejected the notion that it would have relevant information and should not be involved in the legal entanglement.
“Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, did not participate in any casting or creative decisions, did not score the film, never saw an edition or took notes on the movie, not even saw” ends with us “until the weeks after its public launch, and traveled through the world for 2023 and 2024 leading the biggest tour in history,” said his forest on Friday.
Swift made license music for the movie.
“Since his participation was to license a song for the film, which also made another 19 artists, this citation document is designed to use the name of Taylor Swift to attract the public interest by creating clickbait of the tabloids instead of focusing on the facts of the case,” said the spokesman.
The legal battle between Baldoni and Lively began at the end of last year after Lively presented a civil rights complaint against his co -star and director, accusing him of sexual harassment during filming. He also accused him of retaliation after raising problems about his behavior in the set. Lively then demanded Baldoni, the film production company, Wayfarer Studios and others, claiming that they dedicated themselves to “a carefully elaborate, coordinated and resources retaliation scheme to silence it and others, to speak.”
A Baldoni lawyer has called the accusations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally Salaces” and accused animated of participating in a smear campaign.
In December, Baldoni sued the New York Times by defamation after the publication of the newspaper of an article detailing the accusations of Lively. The Times, who was the first to inform about the complaint, has supported his reports. That demand is ongoing.
In January, she also filed a lawsuit against Lively, her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, her representative Leslie Sloane and Sloane’s public relations firm. Baldoni alleges that the parties participated in defamation and ignored contractual claims.
He is looking for $ 400 million and a jury trial.
A trial is scheduled for March 2026 in New York.
Swift was taken to the headlines with respect to the case after Baldoni filed his demand for 179 pages, which included examples of alleged text messages between him and Lively.
Swift is not appointed in demand, except for a text message in which a “Taylor” is mentioned. In the text of the demand, it is known as a “megaceleebrity friend.”
Baldoni’s team confirmed to NBC News that Taylor mentioned in the demand is Swift, an old friend of Lively.
“If you ever see Game of Thrones, you will appreciate that I am Khaleesi, and that, like her, I have some dragons,” a text message from Lively Reads was supposed, according to the suit. “For better or worse, but generally better. Because my dragons also protect those I fight. So we really benefit from those beautiful monsters of mine. You will promise you too.”
