Overview

• Justin Baldoni's legal team has withdrawn a subpoena against Taylor Swift, ending her involvement in the ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively.
• Lively's team criticized the subpoena as a publicity tactic aimed at exploiting Swift's celebrity rather than addressing the case's core issues.
• The withdrawal comes after a judge recently struck extortion allegations from Baldoni's countersuit, calling them irrelevant and improper.
• The legal dispute centers on Lively's December 2024 lawsuit accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation, and Baldoni's $400 million countersuit alleging defamation and extortion.
• The trial for the dueling lawsuits is scheduled to begin on March 9, 2026, with no settlement currently in sight.