On Monday, the text exchange between Taylor Swift and Blake Lively were revealed in an unsealed court document over Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit against Lively over the move ‘It Ends With Us.’ The texts were part of a document that was filed at a federal court in New York City on Tuesday by Lively’s team
lengthy court document filed in the federal court in New York in which Lively responded to dozens of claims made by Baldoni. It was put in response to questions asked by Baldoni’s legal team. The unsealed document comes as a fresh update on the legal war between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.
The feud stems from Lively’s lawsuit against Baldoni, whom she accused of sexual harassment, retaliation, and creating a hostile work environment during the filming of ‘It Ends With Us.’
Baldoni denies the allegations and filed a countersuit claiming defamation and extortion against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and many of Lively’s friends, including Swift.
Taylor Swift-Blake Live Texts: 5 Key Revelations
Here are five of the key reevaluations around the texts exchange between Taylor Swift and Blake Live, as furnished in the court document unsealed in NYC.
1. Taylor and Blake Discussed NYT Article
The document revealed that Taylor Swift knew about the forthcoming December 2024 New York Times article on her. “I think this b**** (Justin Baldoni) knows something is coming because he’s gotten out his tiny violin.” It seems like it’s a reference to her track ‘CANCELLED!’.
The December 2024 NYT article alleged that Justin Baldoni had pivoted away from the film’s promotion and that many of the film’s crew had unfollowed him.
2. Lively Sought Help From Swift Over Baldoni Row
The second major revelation in the document is the evidence that Blake Lively actively sought the help of Taylor Swift to drum up public support for her in the row with Justin Baldoni. On April 13, 2023, Lively asked Taylor for help with the issue, to which Swift responded saying: “I’ll do anything for you!!”
3. Swift Met Baldoni At Blake Lively’s Apartment
The court document revealed that Blake Lively and Taylor Swift met Justin Baldoni at Lively’s apartment to convince Baldoni to direct a revised script of ‘It Ends With Us’ that Lively was proposing. Swift endorsed the revised draft and the two celebrated afterwards, the texts reveal.
“You were so epically heroic today,” Lively told Swift afterwards. “I recapped every moment to Ryan (Reynolds).”
Lively’s legal team, however, has disputed the claim that she sought the help of Swift with the script.
4. Texts Dispute Taylor Swift Claim
Taylor Swift and her team has maintained that she was not much involved in Blake Lively’s row with Justin Baldoni. However, these texts reveal that Lively and her “best friend” Taylor Swift had been discussing Lively’s ongoing issues with Baldoni all along.
This story is being updated.