Overview

• A federal judge has struck a letter from Justin Baldoni's legal team alleging Blake Lively threatened to release Taylor Swift's private texts if she did not publicly support Lively.
• Taylor Swift's legal team is actively challenging her subpoena, arguing she had no creative involvement in the film 'It Ends With Us' beyond licensing a single song.
• Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni continue their high-profile legal battle, with Lively alleging harassment and Baldoni countersuing for $400 million over defamation and extortion claims.
• Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's decade-long friendship is described as 'halted,' with Gigi Hadid reportedly distancing herself from Lively and aligning with Swift.
• The lawsuit and countersuit are set for trial in March 2026, as discovery disputes over evidence and subpoenas dominate the pretrial phase.