Taylor Swift privately backed Blake Lively in the It Ends With Us legal war, texting that director Justin Baldoni was “gotten out his tiny violin” and cheering when his agency cut ties with him.
What the unsealed messages actually say
Among hundreds of exhibits unsealed January 20 in the dueling lawsuits between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, a December 2024 text thread shows Swift sending Lively a screenshot of People magazine’s coverage in which Baldoni discusses past relationship “trauma.” Swift writes, “I think this b—- knows something is coming because he’s gotten out his tiny violin.”
Lively answers with a dig at Baldoni’s interview omissions: “[It] rings different when he doesn’t end the story by saying ‘Did I always listen when they said no? No.’ Like he did with me. But that must not [have] tested well in the focus group.”
Swift’s victory lap when Baldoni lost representation
Weeks later, after The New York Times reported that Lively had filed a California Civil Rights Department complaint alleging sexual harassment by Baldoni and producer Jamey Heath, Swift texts Lively a link to news that Baldoni’s agency dropped him: “You won. You did it. And you … helped so many people who won’t have to go through this again.”
Why these texts matter legally
Lively’s legal team introduced the exchanges to undercut Baldoni’s November motion for summary judgment, arguing they show the director’s public narrative was coordinated and focus-grouped while Lively’s concerns were documented in real time. Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit against Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and The New York Times was terminated by the court in October; the parties may appeal. The civil trial is scheduled for May 18.
Swift’s camp once tried to stay above the fray
When Baldoni’s team floated subpoenaing Swift last year, her spokesperson blasted the move as “tabloid clickbait,” noting Swift merely licensed a song to the film and “never set foot on the set.” The newly unsealed texts reveal she nonetheless became a confidante to Lively as the legal stakes escalated.
What’s next
Expect Swift’s messages to be entered as exhibits when Lively’s harassment claims against Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios reach court. With depositions from co-stars Jenny Slate and Isabela Ferrer also unsealed, the drip of insider communications is only beginning.
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