As the legal battle between “It Ends With Us” co-stars Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively continues, Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, has addressed the possibility of deposing Taylor Swift in connection with the case[3][5]. In a February 5th appearance on TMZ’s “Two Angry Men” podcast, Freedman stated that a decision on whether to depose Swift would be made during the trial[1].
Freedman noted that if Swift possessed information that could provide evidence in support of Baldoni’s case, he would not hesitate to depose her[1]. “Anyone that reasonably has information that can provide evidence in this case is going to be deposed, I mean, for sure,” Freedman said[1]. E! News has reached out to Swift’s representatives for comment but has not yet received a response[1].
Although Swift was not directly involved in the film, her song “My Tears Ricochet” was featured in a single scene and trailer[1]. She was also alluded to in evidence provided in Baldoni’s January 16th legal filing, where he sued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist for $400 million[1][3]. In the filing, Baldoni alleges that Lively pressured him to grant her more creative freedom with the help of Reynolds and another celebrity friend[1]. While the friend’s name was redacted in most of the evidence, one instance of the name “Taylor” was left uncovered in a text conversation regarding a scene Lively had rewritten[1].
Baldoni further alleged that Lively made a veiled threat to have Swift’s song removed from the film if her demands were not met[1]. These allegations come after Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment and retaliation[3][4]. Prior to Baldoni’s lawsuit, Lively filed a legal complaint with the California City Rights Department against Baldoni and his company, Wayfarer Studios, accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and launching a social media campaign to ruin her reputation[3][4].
Amidst the legal conflict, rumors circulated that the 10-year friendship between Lively and Swift was in jeopardy[1]. However, a source told E! News that these rumors were false[1].
Adding to the complexities, Jed Wallace and his crisis PR firm, Street Relations Inc., have filed a defamation lawsuit against Lively for naming them in her initial complaint against Baldoni[1][7]. Wallace claims that Lively’s statements caused “millions of dollars in reputational harm” and is seeking “not less than $6,000,000” in punitive damages[1]. Lively’s spokesperson has dismissed these claims, stating that they are an attempt to silence her stance against sexual harassment and retaliation[7].
Reference:
[1] https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-war-escalates-new-defamation-lawsuit
[2] https://news.sky.com/story/blake-lively-and-justin-baldonis-legal-battle-what-have-they-accused-each-other-of-in-rival-it-ends-with-us-lawsuits-13303947
[3] https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-allegedly-insisted-justin-baldoni-take-blame-troubled-production-rumors-started-it-ends-with-us
[4] https://www.cbr.com/justin-baldon-counter-suit-blake-lively/
[5] https://people.com/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-legal-drama-timeline-8785868
[6] https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/02/justin-baldoni-amended-complaint-1.31.25.pdf
[7] https://www.eonline.com/news/1413039/blake-lively-sued-by-crisis-pr-firm-in-justin-baldoni-legal-drama
[8] https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2025/01/17/justin-baldoni-sues-blake-lively-and-ryan-reynolds-for-400m-in-new-step-in-it-ends-with-us-fight/
[9] https://variety.com/2025/film/news/justin-baldoni-lawsuit-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-nicepool-new-york-times-metadata-1236293856/
[10] https://app.podscribe.ai/episode/119196308
