Taylor Swift’s spokesperson responded to the subpoena she was served as a witness in the legal dispute involving Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. According to Deadline, Swift was subpoenaed earlier this week by Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman.
“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, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history,” a Swift spokesperson said Friday, May 9. “The connection Taylor had to this film was permitting the use of one song, ‘My Tears Ricochet.’ 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.”
Lively responds
A spokesperson for Lively told ABC News, “Mr. Baldoni, Mr. Sarowitz, and team continue to turn a case of sexual harassment and retaliation into entertainment for the tabloids, going as far as suggesting that they sell tickets to a concert venue – Madison Square Garden – to witness Ms. Lively’s deposition, to subpoenaing Taylor Swift, a woman who has given a voice to millions the world over.”
The statement continued, “This is a very serious legal matter, not Barnum & Bailey’s Circus. The defendants continue to publicly intimidate, bully, shame and attack women’s rights and reputations. Including in the past month seeking to strike down for all, a powerful California victims’ rights law, calling it ‘unconstitutional.’ The disturbing actions by a billionaire, men who made their careers as ‘female allies’ and their team continue to show their true colors.”
Why was Swift mentioned?
CBS News reported Swift was mentioned in Baldoni’s countersuit, though not directly by her full name. The countersuit included text messages referencing an alleged script meeting that appeared to have also been attended by Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, and “Taylor.”
The countersuit shows Lively described Swift and Reynolds in text messages to Baldoni as her “most trusted partners,” saying they were her “dragons” in reference to the show “Game of Thrones.”
Baldoni’s lawyers argued in the countersuit that, in Swift and Reynolds, Baldoni was facing “two of the most influential and wealthy celebrities in the world, who were not afraid to make things very difficult for him.”
Lively first sued Baldoni in December. Baldoni denied the allegations and filed the countersuit the following month, alleging defamation and extortion against Lively, Reynolds and their publicity team.
The federal judge overseeing the lawsuits said in January that he will likely combine both into one trial that will begin in March 2026.
