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Lively Alleges Ongoing Smear Campaign as Court Emails Expose Fears of Swifties

Lively’s redacted deposition accusing Baldoni’s team of smear tactics has emerged alongside court exhibits showing PR fees raised over fears of Taylor Swift’s fanbase.

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Overview

  • A heavily redacted deposition excerpt filed August 11 shows Blake Lively testified she believes Justin Baldoni, his lawyer Bryan Freedman and all named defendants remain involved in a coordinated smear campaign against her.
  • An August 2024 email from crisis PR firm Street Relations Inc. reveals a requested fee increase to $30,000 per month to guard against Blake Lively “activating the Taylor Swift fanbase.”
  • Justin Baldoni’s legal team reports having searched 55 devices from 21 custodians and produced over 220,000 pages of documents and 107,000 gigabytes of data in discovery.
  • A subpoena for It Ends With Us costar Isabela Ferrer’s communications faced failed service attempts at her Brooklyn and Sag Harbor addresses, delaying her expected testimony.
  • Both sides are now contesting motions over sealing records, striking transcripts and seeking sanctions as intensive pretrial discovery continues ahead of the March 2026 trial.