It appears Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman were allegedly present when Ryan Reynolds confronted Justin Baldoni about “fat-shaming” Blake Lively. Lively filed a lawsuit accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment on the sets of their movie, It Ends With Us. In retaliation, Baldoni has denied the claims and filed a $400 million countersuit. A trial in Lively’s suit is all set to commence in March 2026.
Reports suggest Hugh Jackman and Taylor Swift witnessed Reynolds-Baldoni confrontation
It appears Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman were witnesses to Ryan Reynolds confronting Justin Baldoni over Blake Lively’s fat-shaming concerns. In a new development, Wayfarer Studios’ Jamey Heath’s team emailed the timeline of events to Baldoni’s legal team in July 2024. Notably, this timeline now appears in a newly unsealed exhibit (via PEOPLE).
According to the document, on April 25, 2023, Baldoni visited Reynolds and Lively’s New York City penthouse. Reynolds “unloaded” on Baldoni, yelling “how horrible it was” for him to comment on a woman’s weight and physicality. Reynolds claimed that Baldoni was allegedly “fat-shaming Blake.” In response, the 41-year-old actor was “completely embarrassed and apologized and even shared some tears.”
The document listed that Lively’s close friends Swift and Jackman “were also present in the apt at the time” of the meeting.
Previously, the Gossip Girl alum’s legal team listed Swift and Jackman among her potential witnesses (via PEOPLE). The Wolverine star showed up in Lively’s support at the premiere of It Ends With Us on August 9, 2024. It is no secret that the “Opalite” crooner is close friends with Lively and Reynolds for a long time now.
When Swift’s name popped up in the ongoing legal battle, Baldoni’s lawyers attempted to subpoena her in May. The global popstar has since distanced herself from the legal battle and the media trial surrounding it.
Her representatives stated, “Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film, she never saw an edit or made any notes on the film.”
Furthermore, her representatives stated that Swift’s name was being used “to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case.” As of writing, neither Swift nor Jackman have publicly commented on the matter.
Originally reported by Anwaya Mane on Mandatory.
