Taylor Swift got dragged back into Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s “It Ends With Us” feud after her subpoena to appear in court was dismissed.
US District Judge Lewis Liman ruled on Wednesday that the “Jane the Virgin” star can request communications between the singer and Lively concerning the 2024 domestic violence film, according to documents obtained by .
“The requests for messages with Swift regarding the film and this action are reasonably tailored to discover information that would prove or disprove Lively’s harassment and retaliation claims,” Liman claimed.
The messages, however, must be about the film based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel of the same name, or Lively, 37, and Baldoni’s ongoing legal challenge.
The “Gossip Girl” star’s lawyers attempted to bargain with Baldoni’s team, saying they would hand over any documents the latter’s attorneys desire, but not Swift’s text messages, in return for “all video footage related to the film and full, unredacted versions of communication” listed in Baldoni’s complaint.
Baldoni’s attorney denied the agreement.
Reps for Swift and Lively weren’t immediately available to for comment.
The judge’s ruling comes after Lively asked the court to protect her messages with Swift, 35, on Friday.
According to court documents obtained by , the “Age of Adaline” star argued that the messages are “not central” to the case, including her December lawsuit accusing Baldoni, 41, of sexual harassment and coordinating a smear campaign to ruin her career.
Swift was dragged into the director and Lively’s legal drama in January, when she was mentioned in Baldoni’s $400 million counter lawsuit, which has since been dismissed.
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