The text messages exchanged between Taylor Swift and Blake Lively reportedly took the centre stage once again in Justin Baldoni’s alleged sexual assault and defamation case. Recently, the “It Ends With Us” co-star got access to request the chats between the two ladies. The news came after Lively pleaded with the court to protect her conversations with the pop star. Furthermore, Swift’s subpoena to appear in court was recently dismissed.
Judge rules Justin Baldoni can access Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s text exchange: Report
Taylor Swift was dragged into Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s “It Ends With Us” case once again. The filmmaker had earlier requested access to the two stars’ text messages. Despite Lively’s request not to give access, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ruled in Baldoni’s favor on June 18. According to Page Six, he stated, “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.”
However, Baldoni can only review the messages related to the case or the 2024 movie. The tabloid further mentioned that Lively’s lawyers attempted to compromise with her co-star’s team. They argued to provide any documents to Baldoni’s lawyer, except for the text messages exchanged between Taylor Swift and Blake Lively. However, the opposition party declined the offer.
Earlier this week, Baldoni’s team attempted to obtain the conversations of the celebrity BFFs. Lively tried to block his access to the chats and referred it to PR “tactics” to ruin Swift’s image. In response, the 41-year-old actor’s legal team accused Ryan Reynolds’ wife of using the singer’s “stardom to withhold evidence.”
Meanwhile, Baldoni can now access the chat messages. The ruling came after the judge dismissed the actor’s $400 million countersuit against Lively, Reynolds, and their publicist, Leslie Sloane, for defamation and civil extortion on June 9.
