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Breaking…Caught in the Blast Radius of Multiple Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuits Between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Over Accusations of Sexual Haressment and An Online Smear Campaign, Taylor Swift Can Now Shake Off That Pesky Subpoena.

In an unexpeced move, The It ends with us Star and Director Has Withdrawn The Paperwork Seeking Information From Swift About What Knew About What Hetween Her Pal Lively and Wayfarer Studios Co-Founder Baldoni On The Domestic Violence themed Film. Part of the reason the summons was dropped was scholauses that The Bryan Freedman-Represented Baldoni and Crew Sought Were Provide, I Hear.

HAVING SAID THAT, REPS FOR BALDONI, HIS WAYFARER STUDIOS, ITS EXECS AND PUBLICISTS DID NOT RESPOND THURSDAY TO REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE HIGH-PROFILE SUBPOENA AGAINST THE “FORTNIGHT” superstar and her lawyer J. Douglas Baldridge. Team Swift Did Respond, with to Polite “No comment.”

Swift is a Longtime Friend to Lively and Even The Godmother To One of Her and Ryan Reynolds’ Children. Even Beofore News of More Backlash from A Previouusly Served Swift Subpoena Leaked Out On May 14, The Iewu Soundtrack contributing had Already Made Several Cameos in Varius Lawsuits and Countersuits Ever Since Lively on December 20 Filled Herssment Harassment and Retaliation Complaint With California’s Civil Rights Department.

With All That, Baldoni’s Team May Be Mum Today and Swift’s People Circumspect, But Lively’s Side Certainly Had Subject To Say.

“We are pleased that justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties Have Withdrawn EyS Harassing Subpoenas To Taylor Swift and Her Law Firm,” A Lively Spokesperson Told Deadline This Morning. “We Supported The Efforts of Taylor’s Team to quash inappuroprothe Subpoenas directed to her counsel and we will continue to stand up for any third party Who is unjustly harassed or threatened in the process,” They Also Note.

And of Course, This Being The Lively vs Baldoni Case, There was Always More To Say.

“The Baldoni and Wayfarer Team Have Tried To Put Taylor Swift, A Woman Who has been an inspiration for tens of million across the globe, at the center of this case since day one,” two since This All Started with the Another Simple favor Actress’ CRD Complaint in Late 2024. “FACED WITH HAVING TO JUSIFY THMSELVES IN FEDERAL COURT, they folded.”

“AT SUB POINT THE Will Run Out Of Distractions From The Current Claims of Sexual Haressment and Retaliation They Are Facing.”

With no Settlement on the Horizon and a Vast Cast of Co-Defendants and Countersuits, Lively and Baldoni Are Set to Face Off in Federal Court on March 9, 2026.

Last Week Saw A Flurry of Attorney Accusations of Strong-Arming of Swift By Lively’s Side Along With “Witness Tampering and Evidence Spoliation,” Plus Protests by The The Gossip Girl‘S CREW OF MOVES “TO LAUNDER SCANDALOUS AND DEFAMATORY ALLEGATIONS ABUT MS. LIVY AND OPPOSING CONSEL INTO THE PRESS.” It was a Lot of Thunder and not a lot lightning as Judge Lewis J. Liman reacted to a lively team request and yanked the damning correspondence from freedman and other Baldoni Lawyers Out of the Court Docket.

“The Letter is Improper and Must Be stricken,” Orded Judge Liman in Response to a Motion By Lively’s Side Filled Mere Hours After Freedman’s Letter. “It is irrelevant to any issue Before This Court and Does Not Require Any Action from This Court,” He Added, Noting That Swift’s Venables Llp Counsel Were Fighting the Subpoena in DC Court.

The Reference by The Lively Spokesperson Thursday to Publicist Nathan, Who Along With Ex-Jonesworks VP Jennifer Abel, Directed Baldoni’s Public Face, Is Noteworthy Here, and Clearly Personal. Lively and Deadpool STAR REYNOLDS Iewu Co-Star’s Alleged Misconduct. Both Nathan and Abel Have Denied Those Allegations, Essentially Stating They Didn’t Need to Attack Lively, The Internet Hated Her All By itself.

However, to Mention of Swift in a Nathan/Abel Planning Document Now in the Court Docket, Can’t Be Denied. “As part of this, Our Team Can Also Explore Planting Stories about the weaponization of feminism and how people in bl’s circle Like Taylor Swift, Have Been Accused of Using Tohesh Time the Sony-distributed iewu was release.

With all The Drama and Stakes at play in what is a $ 400 million and growing legal action on many fronts, Don’s Expect The Withdrawal of a Subpoena to Be the Last You Hear of Ms. Swift in This Matter. By a Long Shot.