Overview

• Baldoni’s legal team dropped its May subpoena for Swift after her lawyers voluntarily provided key communications
• Swift’s representatives confirmed she had no casting or editorial role on It Ends With Us beyond licensing her song “My Tears Ricochet”
• Despite expressing relief, Swift and Lively have maintained radio silence and their once-close friendship remains paused
• Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni in December 2024 accusing him of sexual harassment and hostile work conditions; Baldoni countersued in January seeking $400 million for defamation and civil extortion
• The dispute is scheduled for trial in March 2026 and highlights evolving scrutiny of harassment and defamation claims in Hollywood