Blake Lively seeks to prevent Justin Baldoni from accessing his messages with Taylor Swift | News from Mexico
The actress submitted a legal request to protect her privacy in the midst of trial for harassment and defamation.
In the midst of the legal dispute facing Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively He has formally requested the judge to prevent actor from the lawyers of access his private communications with Taylor Swiftarguing that they are not relevant to the case and that their inclusion responds more to a media strategy than to a genuine legal interest.
According to judicial documents cited by People and Page Sixthe actress requested a protection order after Baldoni’s legal team tried Ryan Reynoldsthey presented for alleged sexual harassmentmanipulation and defamation in the development of a film project.
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An attempt to shield a scandal swift
Taylor Swiftwho is not directly involved in the complaint, had been mentioned in the Baldoni counterclaim under the argument that its proximity to Lively could have influenced creative decisions of the project. Although her team has already removed the citation, the singer’s name was exposed in a legal process of High profile.
Lively argues that attempts to access their talks with Swift not only violate their privacybut were used by Baldoni “for the purpose of public relations”. The actor’s defense had filed a counter -process for 400 million dollars That the New York judge already dismissed in large part, considering that it was legally protected statements because it is a public figure.
A friendship in pause
The legal conflict would also have had a collateral effect on the relationship between Lively and Swift. According to sources cited by Page Sixthe singer would be “furious” with her friend and would have decided to “take distance” after seeing her name involved in a judicial battle of this caliber. However, other media ensure that their link remains, although with less public exposure.
For now, the judgment main between Lively and Baldoni has been scheduled for March 2026and the actor’s team has even June 23 to present a hounded version of your contrademanda. Meanwhile, the actress seems determined to protect not only her legal integrity, but also her closest personal ties.
