{"id":27420,"date":"2025-05-11T19:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T19:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27420"},"modified":"2025-05-11T19:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T19:05:04","slug":"blake-lively-issues-scathing-statement-after-justin-baldoni-drags-taylor-swift-into-400000000-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27420","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively issues scathing statement after Justin Baldoni drags Taylor Swift into $400,000,000 lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Taylor Swift has been dragged into the bitter $400 million lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It comes just days after eagle-eyed fans spotted that Swift’s fianc\u00e9\u00a0Travis Kelce unfollowed Ryan Reynolds<\/a>\u00a0on social media, with\u00a0rumors mounting<\/a>\u00a0that it could be to do with the court filings exchanged between Lively and her\u00a0It Ends With Us<\/em>\u00a0co-star Baldoni.<\/p>\n

While a relationship breakdown between\u00a0Swift<\/a>\u00a0and Lively has not confirmed, the pair were regarded as best friends – having first connected back in 2015 – with the 35-year-old singer even named godmother for all three of the 37-year-old’s daughters.<\/p>\n

Now, a spokesperson for Lively has responded to news that Baldoni’s legal team have subpoenaed Swift into the court case.<\/p>\n

What Lively’s camp has said after Swift dragged into suit<\/h2>\n
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Taylor Swift and Blake Lively embrace while watching Travis Kelce play for the Kansas City Chiefs last year (Rob Carr\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

In a statement issued\u00a0to<\/a>\u00a0Page Six, they claimed that the actor and Wayfarer Studios co-founder Steve Sarowitz are continuing ‘to turn a case of sexual harassment and retaliation into entertainment for the tabloids’.<\/p>\n

Before heaping praise on Swift for being ‘a woman who has given a voice to millions the world over’.<\/p>\n

Lively’s spokesperson continued: \u201cThe defendants continue to publicly intimidate, bully, shame and attack women\u2019s rights and reputations.<\/p>\n

“Including in the past month seeking to strike down for all a powerful\u00a0California<\/a>\u00a0victims\u2019 rights law, calling it \u2018unconstitutional.”<\/p>\n

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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively on the set of ‘It Ends with Us’ in January 2024 (Jose Perez\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

They added: “The disturbing actions by a billionaire, men who made their careers as \u2018female allies\u2019 and their team continue to show their true colors.”<\/p>\n

UNILAD has contacted Baldoni’s reps and Wayfarer Studios for comment.<\/p>\n

How Taylor Swift’s reps responded<\/h2>\n

Taylor Swift’s representative has also commented in a statement issued to the publication, claiming that the pop star was being used ‘to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case’.<\/p>\n

Adding: \u201c[Swift] never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film, she never saw an edit or made any notes on the film, she did not even see\u00a0It Ends With Us<\/em>\u00a0until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in\u00a0history<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle explained<\/h2>\n

In December 2024, Lively\u00a0filed a legal complaint<\/a>\u00a0against Baldoni for sexual harassment and allegedly taking part in a ‘smear campaign’ against her.<\/p>\n

In January, the star filed another lawsuit for harassment and retaliation alleging Baldoni engaged in inappropriate behavior on set – including in one scene where their characters perform a slow dance.<\/p>\n

Baldoni denied all the claims and\u00a0his company filed its own suit<\/a>\u00a0against the mom-of-four – seeking $400 million in damages, while also\u00a0releasing on-set footage of the scene in question<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lively’s lawyer Michael Gottlieb has accused Baldoni’s camp of making ‘inflammatory extrajudicial comments’ about the case, while Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman has accused Lively’s team of trying to impose a ‘gag order’ on him to stop him from talking to the press.<\/p>\n

The case is currently set to go to court in March 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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