The legal conflict between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively has given an unexpected turn, this time involving one of the most influential figures of entertainment: Taylor Swift.
In a recent presentation before the Court, the lawyers of the actor and director pointed out that Lively would have pressed Swift to eliminate compromising messages.
According to the judicial documents submitted on Wednesday, Baldoni’s legal team ensures that one of Lively’s representatives contacted directly the law firm that represents the singer. The intention would have been that Swift issued a public statement in support of Lively. Otherwise, as it is alleged, The actress threatened to disseminate personal exchanges of text between them.
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, maintains in his letter that These attempts are part of an intimidation and manipulation pattern to influence possible witnesses. Although the details of the messages are not yet known publicly, Freedman states that there are written evidence that shows this pressure ensuring that These are communications that would support the attempted coercion by Lively.
The Hollywood Reporter indicates that before these accusations, Mike Gottlieb, legal representative of Lively, responded sharply: “We categorically denied all these supposed accusations, which come from anonymous sources and lack the basis. This is what we already expect from the lawyers of the Wayfarer parts, who seem to act without evidence and without measuring the consequences of their actions”. In addition, he announced that they will take legal measures against what he described as inappropriate conduct by the opposing team.
The name of Swift has become a friction point in this dispute Since he received a formal summons by the Baldoni team, although the singer has remained outside the process. According to People, his spokesman recently clarified that “Taylor Swift never stepped on the set of the film, had no creative participation, nor offered opinions on the project”limiting its link to the assignment of a song for the soundtrack.
The case has its origin in the demand that Blake Lively filed against Baldoni for harassment and reprisals during the filming of It ends with us. The actor responded with a 400 million dollar contrademand, accusing Lively of defamation and blackmail.
While both parties continue their battle in court, the circle of friendships near Lively – including her husband Ryan Reynolds and Swift – remains in the center of a controversy that seems to go beyond the professional field. Baldoni says he was summoned at Lively’s house to talk about a scene, just to be confronted, so The actress described as her “dragons”: Reynolds and Swift.
In a message included as proof, Lively wrote: “If you ever see Game of Thrones, you will understand that I am Khaleesi and, like her, I have a couple of dragons. For better or worse. But almost always for good.”
For now, Swift keeps public silence. But with the case intensifying and more names being mentioned, it is likely that what began as a professional dispute climb towards a legal saga with even more unexpected protagonists.
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