Taylor Swift Reportedly 'Perplexed' By Justin Baldoni's Claims In His Lawsuit
Taylor Swift is reportedly "perplexed" by Justin Baldoni’s claims about her in his legal dispute with her close friend, Blake Lively.
A source claims that the singer's connection to Lively is purely a friendship, with no intention of exerting any form of "control" over the actress' projects.
Justin Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds includes allegations that Lively enlisted Taylor Swift, who she called her "dragon," to pressure the actor on script revisions.
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Taylor Swift Has No 'Interest In Influencing' Blake Lively's ProjectsAccording to the Daily Mail, a source close to Swift has shared that the pop star is "confused" after being pulled into Baldoni's legal battle with Lively.
The insider explained: "Taylor is proud of the film because her music was featured in it, which gave her a sense of involvement, though she wasn't fully aware of the extent of the project's developments."
They emphasized that Swift's relationship with Blake is "purely a friendship, with no interest in influencing or controlling Blake's projects."
She also reportedly didn't intend to be present during a meeting between Baldoni and Lively and simply stopped by to visit her friend but arrived while the meeting was still ongoing.
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The source further states that Swift "finds Justin's interpretation of the encounter perplexing, and those close to her suspect she's being drawn into the situation as a means to target Blake."
"This was the first time that Taylor ever met Justin," they added. "She had no idea who he was and Taylor was simply being polite. She was polite to him as she is to everyone she meets.
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Justin Baldoni's Lawsuit Claims Blake Lively And Taylor Swift Pressured Him Over Script ChangesThe controversy erupted when Lively, 37, filed a lawsuit accusing Baldoni, 40, of sexual harassment and creating a toxic work environment during the filming of "It Ends With Us."
In response, Baldoni filed a $400 million counterclaim, which included several shocking allegations. One of the most unexpected was that Lively enlisted her close friend, Taylor Swift, to pressure the actor after he expressed concerns about some of Blake's script changes.
While Swift's name was not directly mentioned in Baldoni's lawsuit, the actor included screenshots of text messages that seemingly suggested the singer's involvement.
In the legal documents, Baldoni's attorney claimed that Lively had asked if she could rework a crucial scene in "It Ends With Us," where their characters meet on a rooftop.
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Baldoni allegedly agreed to review her version but was "hesitant" to use it, as it "dramatically differed from what had been written originally."
However, he thanked Lively for her enthusiasm but told her "the scene would likely end up being somewhere between the original version and [Blake's] version."
The documents state that Lively later invited Baldoni to her home to discuss the rewrite, where her husband, Ryan Reynolds, "launched into enthusiastic praise" for Lively's version of the scene.
As the meeting concluded, a well-known, close friend of both Reynolds and Lively entered the room and similarly praised the script.
The lawsuit reveals that Baldoni later texted Lively to express his appreciation for the rewritten scene, saying, "I really love what you did. It really does [help] a lot. 'Makes it so much more fun and interesting. And I would have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor."
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Blake Lively Allegedly Called Taylor Swift And Ryan Reynolds Her 'Dragons'According to Baldoni's lawsuit, Lively replied to his message by comparing herself to the "Game of Thrones" character Khaleesi and saying Reynolds and Swift are her "dragons."
She told Baldoni, "If you ever get around to watching 'Game of Thrones,' you'll appreciate that I'm Khaleesi, and like her, I happen to have a few dragons. For better or worse, but usually for better. Because my dragons also protect those I fight for. So, really, we all benefit from those gorgeous monsters of mine. You will too, I can promise you."
"They are embarrassingly effusive," Lively added in the alleged texts, calling herself the "luckiest motherf-cker on the planet" to have them as her supporters and "most trusted partners."
She continued, "I think they wanted you and me to see how they felt about [the rewrites] because they've been by my side for far too many experiences where I've been overlooked."
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Justin Baldoni's Attorney Accuses Blake Lively Of Trying To 'Destroy' The ActorBaldoni's lawsuit stated that after the meeting, Lively began making daily changes to the script, which raised concerns among producers, the director, and the studio.
They feared that the frequency of the changes could "disrupt the carefully planned production schedule."
In a statement, Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, defended the lawsuit.
He noted that it showed an "overwhelming amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team's duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team, and their respective companies by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new, and doctored information to the media."
Freedman asserted that Lively "was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth."
He emphasized that "Justin and his team have nothing to hide, documents do not lie."
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Blake Lively's Legal Team Denounces Justin Baldoni's Lawsuit As 'Retaliation' And DARVO TacticsIn response to Baldoni's lawsuit, Lively's legal team issued a strong statement, condemning his filing as part of a broader pattern of abuse tactics.
They accused him of employing a strategy known as "DARVO: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender."
The statement further criticized Wayfarer, the production company, for allegedly using its "billionaire co-founder to issue media statements, launch meritless lawsuits, and threaten litigation to overwhelm the public's ability to understand that what they are doing is retaliation against sexual harassment allegations."
They claimed the goal was to "shift the narrative to Ms. Lively by falsely claiming that she seized creative control and alienated the cast from Mr. Baldoni."
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