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Justin Baldoni's Lawyers Accuse Blake Lively of Extortion Over Taylor Swift Subpoena

Baldoni's legal team claims Lively's attorney threatened to release Swift's private texts to coerce public support, allegations Lively's counsel vehemently denies.

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 court filing from Justin Baldoni's team alleges that Blake Lively's attorney, Michael Gottlieb, demanded Taylor Swift publicly support Lively or risk having private texts exposed.
  • Lively's legal team has categorically denied the accusations, calling them baseless and sourced from anonymous claims without evidence.
  • Baldoni's lawyers argue the subpoena for Swift and her law firm, Venable, aims to uncover evidence of alleged witness tampering and coercion by Lively's team.
  • Swift's representatives have dismissed the subpoena as an undue burden, emphasizing that her involvement with the film 'It Ends With Us' was limited to licensing a single song.
  • The legal battle, which began with Lively's sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni, has escalated with defamation and extortion countersuits, and a trial is scheduled for March 2026.