Overview

• Lively filed a motion for a protective order in New York federal court to block Baldoni’s legal team from accessing her messages and emails with Taylor Swift, arguing they bear no relevance to her harassment and retaliation claims.
• Baldoni’s lawyers subpoenaed Swift and her counsel but withdrew the requests last month amid objections from Swift’s attorney and never received any documents or testimony.
• In court filings, Lively’s attorney Esra Hudson accuses Baldoni’s side of leveraging Swift’s fame and fan base as part of a media strategy rather than a legitimate discovery effort.
• On June 9, Judge Lewis Liman dismissed Baldoni’s defamation and extortion countersuit against Lively, Ryan Reynolds and others, while giving him until June 23 to amend several remaining claims.
• The core lawsuit, in which Lively alleges sexual harassment and retaliation on the set of It Ends With Us, remains scheduled for trial on March 9, 2026.