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Taylor Swift no longer required to testify in Justin Baldoni's legal dispute with Blake Lively

On May 22, 2025, Justin Baldoni's legal team withdrew subpoenas compelling Taylor Swift to testify in the sexual harassment and defamation lawsuit involving Blake Lively and Baldoni over the film It Ends With Us.
The subpoenas were dropped after Baldoni's team voluntarily received information from Swift, amid dueling accusations of harassment, retaliation, and defamation between Lively and Baldoni since December 2024.
The litigation concerns claims that Baldoni sexually harassed Lively during filming and that he orchestrated a retaliatory smear campaign, while Baldoni countersued Lively, Reynolds, and others for $400 million alleging defamation and extortion.
Lively's spokesperson stated, "We supported the efforts of Taylor's team to quash these inappropriate subpoenas," while Swift's representatives called the subpoenas tabloid clickbait designed to exploit her name.
Despite Swift's exclusion from testimony, the lawsuit remains active with a trial scheduled for March 2026 in New York, indicating the legal conflict will continue between Lively and Baldoni.

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