Taylor Swift is cited to declare as a witness in demand between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni – Rock & Pop

Taylor Swift He received a citation that officially involves her in the tense legal drama between her friend Blake Lively and the director and co -star of It ends with us, Justin Baldoni.

The citation, supposedly sent to Swift by Baldoni’s legal team, makes it a witness in the complicated legal battle for alleged sexual harassment, reprisals and defamation derived from IT ends with us, released last year.

The representatives of the pop star are not happy, stating that the measure is “designed to use the name of Taylor Swift and attract the public’s attention, creating clickbait for the sensational press instead of focusing on the facts of the case.”

Taylor Swift cited in demand by Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni

Specialized media revealed that Baldoni’s lawyers called Taylor Swift to testify in the controversial case.

However, Swift representatives affirm that she has nothing to do with the dispute between Baldoni and Lively.

“Taylor Swift was never on the filming set of this moviedid not participate in the casting or in creative decisions. He did not compose the soundtrack, he never saw any edition or took notes on it, he did not even see ‘It Ends With Us’ until weeks after its premiere, and was traveling all over the world for 2023 and 2024 leading the biggest tour in history, ”said a Billboard swift spokesman.

“Taylor’s connection with this movie was to allow the use of a song, ‘My Tears Ricochet‘”, Added the representative of Taylor Swift.“ Since his participation was the license of a song for the film, something also made by 19 artists, this citation is designed to use the name of Taylor Swift and attract the attention of the public creating sensational clicks instead of focusing on the facts of the case”

The demand

The dispute of It ends with us He goes back to December, when Lively filed a lawsuit claiming that Baldoni harassed her sexually on the filming set of the film. And then orchestrated a public relations discredit campaign to retaliate against her after her complaint.

Baldoni vehemently denied the accusations and contradicted Lively by defamation and other irregularities in January. Baldoni’s demand claimed that Lively took advantage of his close relationship with a “megafamous friend”, allegedly swift, to take control of the film.

Baldoni’s demand includes text messages on an alleged meeting attended by “Ryan and Taylor”. Apparently referring to Swift and Lively husband, Ryan Reynolds. In a message sent by Lively, the actress referred to Swift and Reynolds as her “most confident.” Even comparing them with the “dragons” of the Game of Thrones series according to Billboard.

“The message could not have been clearer,” Baldoni’s lawyers wrote in the contrademanda. Baldoni not only dealt with Lively. He also faced his “dragons”, two of the most influential and rich celebrities in the world, who were not afraid to do very difficult things.