Some of Blake Lively's text messages with his friend Taylor Swift could be revealed in the Court, in a recent development of the actor's sinuous legal battle against his co -star of “ends with us”, Justin Baldoni.
The United States District Judge, Lewis J. Liman, presented an order on Wednesday that denied the “Gossip Girl” student to keep her messages with swift out of litigation, according to legal documents reviewed by The Times. “Since Lively has represented that Swift was aware of complaints or discussions about the work environment in the film, among other topics, the messages of messages with Swift with respect to the film and this action are reasonably adapted to discover information that would prove or refute the claims of harassment and reprisals of Lively,” says the order.
Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios presented a production request related to the texts of Swift Lively in February, asking “all documents and communications related to or reflect Lively communications with Taylor Swift” about his romantic drama of 2024 and his subsequent legal procedures.
The co -star of “IT ends with us” have been involved in a round trip legislator for months after the animated accused of the defendant Baldoni of sexual harassment on the film's set and accused their team of orchestrating a smear campaign against her in December. The accusations emerged for the first time in a New York Times report. She formally sue Baldoni in the Federal Court on December 31. Baldoni and nine other plaintiffs, including his public relations team and Wayfarer Studios executives, responded that same day with a $ 400 million counterattack against Lively and her husband, the “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds, and a separate complaint of the New York Times.
Liman dismissed Baldoni's complaints, which did not meet the legal standards, earlier this month. The judge said in his order on Wednesday that “Lively's motion is rooted in the broader concern that Wayfarer parts are using communications with Swift not” to obtain relevant information for claims and defenses in court, but support a narrative of public relations outside the court. “
Wednesday's order also denied Baldoni's cross movement to force Lively to produce documents related to production.
Baldoni's team cited Swift earlier this year, but finally withdrew it after the singer and his legal representatives dismissed him as an “unjustified fishing expedition,” according to Variety.
In a statement shared with multiple media, a Lively representative reacted to this week's order, claiming: “Baldoni's desire to drag Taylor Swift to this has been constant that dates back to August 2024” and is an effort to influence the singer's fan base. In the past, the devotee League of Swift Supporters known as Swifites has joined to criticize the ex -profile ex the singer and in recent years, they gathered against Ticketmaster for accusations of fraud, fixation of prices and antimonopoly violations.
“We will continue to call Baldoni's implacable efforts to exploit the popularity of Mrs. Swift, which since the first day has been nothing more than a distraction of the serious accusations of sexual harassment and reprisals that he and the parts that face each other,” added the spokesman, according to people.
The representatives of Swift and Baldoni did not immediately respond to the request for comments of the Times.
