The artist was summoned to declare in the case for sexual harassment among the protagonists of It Ends with Us, but her representatives say she never had interference in production or creative decisions.
Taylor Swift He has been officially cited to declare in the legal battle that faces his friend Blake Lively With the actor and director Justin Baldoniaround a complaint for sexual harassment and defamation related to the filming of the film It ends with us.
However, the singer’s team strongly rejected their inclusion in the case, accusing Baldoni’s lawyers to seek media attention rather than clarify the facts.
“Taylor Swift never set foot on the setdid not participate in the casting, did not make creative decisions or saw any assembly of the film, ”said their representatives in statements to BBC, Variety and other media.
They added that their only link with the project was to authorize the use of their song My Tears Ricochetalong with 19 other musical pieces present in the film. “They intend to use their name to generate public interest and divert attention from the real case”, They sentenced.
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The citation was issued by Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman, who included Swift in a list of public figures that could have relevant information about the events that occurred during production.
Among them, Lively’s husband, the actor also appears Ryan Reynoldsand the executives of the Wayfarer study, responsible for the cinematographic adaptation of the Bestseller of Colleen Hoover.
According to the Baldoni version, in 2023 he was invited to the department of Lively in New York to discuss changes in the script. There, according to his story, he met Reynolds and Swift, whom Lively would have described as his “dragons”, referring to a message that he sent him comparing with Khaleesi of game of Thrones.
In this text, the actress warned: “My dragons also protect those for whom I fight.”
Despite that story, Swift’s defense insisted that the singer He had no role in the rewriting process or cast selectioneven deniving that he has intervened in the choice of the actress Isabela Ferrerwho played the young version of Lively’s character.
What happened?
He Legal conflict between Lively and Baldoni He formally began in December 2024, when the actress filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department, accusing the actor of sexual harassment and a reprisal campaign after expressing her disagreement with certain aspects of production.
Baldoni responded with a MEaccusing Lively, Reynolds and his publicist of defamation and civil extortion.
The trial is scheduled to begin in March 2026. Lively’s lawyer, Mike Gottlieb, confirmed to the magazine People that the actress will testify and that they will present documentary evidence and face -to -face testimonies to support their accusations.
He also criticized the attempt of Baldoni’s lawyers to involve celebrities such as Swift or Hugh Jackman, arguing that “this is not a media circus” and that “You can’t quote people simply by their fame”.
From Baldoni’s legal team, meanwhile, they defended themselves pointing out that the truth “has been shown with real documents and images” and that the actress “involved her high -profile friends without considering the consequences.”
