The judicial battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni He has taken a turn of one hundred and eighty degrees in the last hours. After the premiere of breaking the circle, its protagonists touched numerous headlines because the actress accused the film director -and a partner of the cast – of sexual harassmentas well as trying to discredit his career during the months that the recording lasted. To all this international controversy, the name of Taylor Swift, intimate friend of Blake, which caused, according to the international press, a distancing between the interpreter and the singer was added.
This scandal among the actors did not want the artist, of which it is said that He has distanced Blake, whose relationship a few months ago was unwavering. In fact, during her last concert tour, Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, were virtually part of the artist’s team.
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively. (Photo: Gtres)
However, finally Swift, due to a decision in extremis by Justin Baldoni, will finally not be cited as a witness in the trial of the two actors, which is scheduled for March 2026.
Justin Baldoni rectifies and distributing Taylor Swift
For Taylor Swift it was a surprise to receive the citation from the actors in their judicial battle since at no time was it on the filming set and its only link with breaking the circle was their musical contribution. «Taylor Swift He never stepped on set From this moviedid not participate in any casting or creative decision, did not do the musical accompaniment for the film, never saw an edition or comment on the film. He didn’t even see Break the circle Until weeks after its public premiere, and was traveling around the world for 2023 and 2024 leading the biggest tour in history (…) is being involved in a legal dispute between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively To generate Clickbaits (…) His only participation was to authorize the use of his song My Tears Ricochetalong with 19 other artists (…) The defendants continue to intimidate, harass, embarrass and publicly attack the rights and reputation of women. Even last month, they tried Blank Space.
Blake Lively and Taylor Swift in Los Angeles. (Photo: Gtres)
Now, Taylor’s involvement in this judicial plot has taken a radical turn thanks to a decision by Justin Baldoni. The film director has made the decision to withdraw the singer from this controversy and not take her as a witness to the trial after “obtaining the details they were looking for”, as Deadline has advanced: “We support the efforts of the Taylor team to cancel these inappropriate citations aimed at your lawyerand we will continue to defend any third party who is unfairly harassed or threatened in the process. The Baldoni team and the film producer Wayfarer They have tried to put Taylor Swift, a woman who has been an inspiration for dozens of millions of people around the world, in the center of this case since the first day.
