Taylor Swift has been subpoenaed in the authorized dispute between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni that stems from their movie, It Ends with Us.
The subpoena pertains to the defamation lawsuit in opposition to Lively filed by Baldoni in January, which alleges that “The Eras Tour” pop star was concerned in the movie’s artistic path as Lively allegedly hijacked management of the title. Based on the go well with, Lively invited Baldoni to her penthouse whereas Swift was current to debate artistic concepts, after which Baldoni felt “pressured” to approve them by the presence of the “megacelebrity.”
The lawsuit additionally mentions that Lively referred to her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and a redacted title — probably Swift — as her “dragons” (a reference to Recreation of Thrones’ Khaleesi), and praised each as “absolute titans as writers and storytellers exterior of their major gig.”
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In a press release to Variety, although, a spokesperson for Swift denied that she had any involvement with the movie past licensing her tune “My Tears Ricochet” for use.
“Taylor Swift by no means set foot on the set of this film, she was not concerned in any casting or artistic choices, she didn’t rating the movie, she by no means noticed an edit or made any notes on the movie,” the spokesperson mentioned. “She didn’t even see It Ends With Us till weeks after its public launch, and was touring across the globe throughout 2023 and 2024 headlining the most important tour in historical past.”
Persevering with, the spokesperson described the subpoena as a publicity stunt, saying “On condition that her involvement was licensing a tune for the movie, which 19 different artists additionally did, this doc subpoena is designed to make use of Taylor Swift’s title to attract public curiosity by creating tabloid clickbait as a substitute of specializing in the information of the case.”
The trial is about for March 2026 in the Southern District of New York, the place courtroom proceedings usually are not permitted to be televised. Thus, Swift’s testimony, if it happens, is not going to be televised.
The dispute between Lively and Baldoni emerged when the 2 had been working collectively on the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends with Us, and got here to a head late final 12 months when Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment. Since then, Baldoni has characterised a New York Instances report about him as libel, and filed his $400 million defamation go well with in opposition to Lively and Reynolds, who’ve each filed motions to dismiss.
