Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni‘s legal battle reportedly got a new update as the former issued three new subpoenas. Weeks after her and Taylor Swift’s text messages became accessible to her “It Ends With Us” co-star, Lively subpoenaed Perez Hilton, Candace Owens, and Andy Signore. She seemingly sought all communications with Baldoni and the Wayfarer parties to prove the alleged smear campaign. Her lawsuit also accused him of sexual harassment.
Blake Lively issues subpoenas to content creators in Justin Baldoni legal battle, ‘source’ claims
TMZ learned about a new development in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle as she reportedly issued three new subpoenas. A source with direct knowledge claimed that Lively subpoenaed content creators Perez Hilton, Candace Owens, and Andy Signore to obtain all communications with Baldoni and the Wayfarer parties. The publication believes her latest move likely stemmed from the judge’s order to pursue discovery to prove the alleged smear campaign.
Owens responded to the claim in a statement, revealing that she does not know the court documents yet. “Given the fact that I have not received any subpoena yet, I appreciate Blake’s team leaking this to TMZ to alert me to it,” she stated. The commentator and author further said she’s unaware why she was “being subpoenaed.” She then denied association with “these parties” when they filed their respective lawsuits, but will share updates on her podcast.
Responding to the subpoenas from Lively, Signore’s lawyer also released a statement. The lawyer stated they haven’t received “any legal process at this time.” However, they expressed their intentions to “vigorously defend against any claims” and “protect the confidentiality of sources on both sides” in case of a subpoena.
Reports of the subpoenas came weeks after a judge dismissed Justin Baldoni‘s $400 million countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds. His team had previously issued two subpoenas to the “Gossip Girl” alum’s close friend Taylor Swift and her lawyers at Venable. They then withdrew the subpoenas soon after, but successfully pursued text messages between the two friends.
