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4mo ago

Judge Strikes Justin Baldoni's Filing Alleging Blake Lively Threatened Taylor Swift

The federal judge ruled the filing improper, warning Baldoni's legal team against using the court docket to promote public scandal.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 13: Taylor Swift celebrates her birthday with Blake Lively on December 13, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)
Blake Lively and Taylor Swift hold hands during a night out in New York City on Sept. 30, 2023.
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Overview

  • A federal judge granted Blake Lively's motion to strike Justin Baldoni's legal filing that accused her of threatening Taylor Swift to gain public support in her lawsuit.
  • The judge criticized the filing as improper and intended to create media uproar, warning Baldoni's legal team of potential sanctions for further misuse of the court docket.
  • Baldoni's lawyers had claimed, based on an anonymous source, that Lively's team threatened to release Swift's private texts if the singer did not publicly support Lively.
  • Lively's legal team categorically denied the allegations, calling them baseless and unsupported by evidence, and accused Baldoni's team of abusing legal processes.
  • Swift's legal representatives are continuing efforts to quash the subpoena issued by Baldoni's team, arguing that she has no relevant information and the subpoena is a distraction.