A number of shocking texts from Taylor Swift have been unsealed as part of the ongoing legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
The legal issues stemmed from Lively and Baldoni's film It Ends With Us, in which the pair star as the lead characters. Lively filed a lawsuit against her co-star and director, claiming that Baldoni had sexually harassed and launched a smear campaign against her.
Baldoni has continually denied these claims and countersued Lively, claiming that both she and her husband Ryan Reynolds ousted him from the production of the romance film. The actor has even claimed that his co-star contributed to a New York Times article which he described as a 'duplicitous attempt to destroy him'.
The countersuit was dismissed by a judge in June last year, with his team choosing not to appeal the decision.
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But while his lawsuits have been scrapped, Lively's is still very much ongoing.
The next hearing is scheduled for 22 January, and with a trial date set for 18 May, more information is being revealed as we get nearer to judgement day.
Newly unsealed texts were reported to have shown that Baldoni believed that Lively was 'setting me up for a trap' when speaking about the intimate scenes they filmed. He claimed that she 'refused' to use a body double for sex scenes, claiming that she insisted he use a body double in what he said was a 'giant clusterf**k'.
Now, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ, pop star Swift can be seen texting Lively in early December 2024, speaking about the upcoming New York Times piece.
The 'Opalite' artist wrote: "I think this b***h knows something is coming because he's gotten out his tiny violin," when speaking about Baldoni.
Swift's legal team had initially claimed that Swift was blindsided and betrayed by her former friend as part of the beef.
She further wrote: "If Justin was strategic, he would be like no Taylor Swift in the trailer because that gives you more power over the film, that's your ally not his."
While the last name for Swift's contact is redacted, Lively's legal team identified her as the singer in a court filing.
Speaking in her deposition, Lively said: "I sent Taylor the script on her way to my apartment because Justin was still there, and I asked her to read them. I told her she didn't have to, I didn't want her to feel pressure to do that, but I hope that she would."
Texts showed that Swift said she would do 'anything' for Lively, while the actress claimed that Swift endorsed the new draft of the film she'd put together.
Lively said to the artist in a text later: "You were so epically heroic today. I recapped every moment to Ryan. I kept remembering stuff -- You making s*** up about me and lenses. And referring to yourself as my doll."
Speaking about Baldoni, the 38-year-old penned: "This clown falling for all of it. But also resisting it. You are the worlds absolute greatest friend ever."
Swift's team claimed that the artist didn't know Baldoni was there and did not pick a side.
A separate conversation between Lively and Swift showed the former saying she 'felt like a bad friend', with Swift admitting that she felt 'distanced'.
Weeks later, Swift sent a link to a report detailing that Baldoni was dropped by his agency, with her telling Lively: "You won. You did it. And you ... helped so many people who won't have to go through this again."
LADbible has contacted Swift, Lively and Baldoni's representatives for comment.
Topics: Blake Lively, Celebrity, Justin Baldoni, Taylor Swift
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