Overview
- Hundreds of exhibits unsealed Jan. 20 include texts in which Blake Lively called Justin Baldoni a "doofus" and a "clown," and messages showing Taylor Swift telling Lively "I'll do anything for you!!" and later writing that he had "gotten out his tiny violin."
- Lively’s lawyers say the excerpts lack context, citing her testimony that she sent Swift the script to read rather than asking for an endorsement without seeing it.
- Depositions from co‑stars Jenny Slate and Isabela Ferrer describe comments they viewed as inappropriate on set, while Lively’s filings detail protection requests and claim the studio failed to investigate complaints.
- Swift is not a party to the case; her representative previously said she never worked on the film’s creative decisions and only licensed one song, after Baldoni’s team sought to subpoena her and Lively listed her as a potential witness.
- Baldoni denies the allegations and seeks dismissal through summary judgment, with a Jan. 22 hearing set; his $400 million countersuit was dismissed in 2025, and trial is scheduled for May 18, 2026.