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Taylor Swift’s Subpoena Is Dropped in Lively v. Baldoni Case but Friendship with Blake Lively Remains Strained

Swift’s legal team voluntarily provided documents that prompted Justin Baldoni’s lawyers to withdraw her subpoena in the lead-up to the lawsuit’s March 2026 trial

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Is Taylor Swift 'Still Ignoring' Blake Lively Amid Latter's Legal Battle With Justin Baldoni? Here's What We Know
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Overview

  • Blake Lively sued Justin Baldoni in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment, with Baldoni filing a $400 million countersuit for defamation and extortion in January 2025.
  • Justin Baldoni’s legal team issued a subpoena for Taylor Swift in May 2025, alleging she held relevant communications at Lively’s request.
  • Taylor Swift’s representatives voluntarily supplied information to Baldoni’s lawyers on May 22, 2025, leading to the subpoena’s withdrawal and providing Swift with significant relief.
  • Her representatives maintained she had no creative role in It Ends With Us beyond licensing ‘My Tears Ricochet,’ describing the subpoena as a publicity-driven tactic.
  • The broader legal battle between Lively and Baldoni moves toward a March 2026 trial, with the personal fallout leaving Swift and Lively’s friendship in a prolonged hiatus.