Blake Lively’s rep has issued a scathing consequence to Justin Baldoni’s ineligible squad subpoenaing Taylor Swift.
The “It Ends With Us” star’s spokesperson tells Page Six Saturday that Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios co-founder Steve Sarowitz and their squad “continue to move a lawsuit of intersexual harassment and retaliation into intermezo for nan tabloids.”
The rep besides slams Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman for suggesting that Lively, 37, should springiness her deposition astatine Madison Square Garden since she is unfastened to testifying.
However, spokesperson praises Swift, 35, successful their connection for being “a female who has fixed a sound to millions nan world over” earlier noting Baldoni and Lively’s ongoing feud is a “very superior ineligible matter, not Barnum & Bailey’s Circus.”
“The defendants proceed to publically intimidate, bully, shame and attack women’s authorities and reputations, nan publicist further claims.
“Including successful nan past period seeking to onslaught down for all, a powerful California victims’ authorities law, calling it ‘unconstitutional,'” they add, referencing nan statement Lively’s ineligible squad made successful tribunal for why Baldoni’s countersuit against nan “Gossip Girl” alum should beryllium tossed out.
The rep concludes, “The disturbing actions by a billionaire, men who made their careers arsenic ‘female allies’ and their squad proceed to show their existent colors.”
Page Six has reached retired to Baldoni’s rep for a consequence but has not heard back.
Swift’s rep shared a akin sentiment Friday, telling Page Six that their popular superstar customer was being utilized “to tie nationalist liking by creating tabloid clickbait alternatively of focusing connected nan facts of nan case.”
The publicist besides emphatically denied that Swift played immoderate domiciled successful nan making of “It Ends With Us.”
“[She] ne'er group ft connected nan group of this movie, she was not progressive successful immoderate casting aliases imaginative decisions, she did not people nan film, she ne'er saw an edit aliases made immoderate notes connected nan film, she did not moreover spot ‘It Ends With Us’ until weeks aft its nationalist release, and was walking astir nan globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining nan biggest circuit successful history,” nan rep further claimed.
It’s unclear wherever Swift and Lively’s relationship presently stands pursuing nan subpoena. However, Page Six exclusively reported successful April that nan “Shake It” disconnected singer’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, intentionally unfollowed Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynold, because of nan ineligible drama.
It’s agelong been rumored that Baldoni’s lawyers planned to lawsuit Swift, though, and Freedman moreover publically said backmost successful February that deposing her would “probably beryllium a crippled clip decision.”
Swift’s sanction was first dragged into nan ineligible conflict erstwhile Baldoni, 41, hinted successful his $400 cardinal countersuit at really Lively allegedly utilized nan Grammy winner’s power to asseverate power complete their film.
In nan tribunal docs, obtained by Page Six, nan “Jane nan Virgin” alum claimed he received a matter from his erstwhile co-star, successful which she referred to Swift and Reynolds, 48, arsenic “dragons” who “protect” her successful each of her battles. The connection was sent aft a gathering they had complete book re-writes.
“The connection could not person been clearer. Baldoni was not conscionable dealing pinch Lively. He was besides facing Lively’s ‘dragons,’ 2 of nan astir influential and able celebrities successful nan world, who were not acrophobic to make things very difficult for him,” Baldoni’s lawyers based on successful nan lawsuit.
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The actor-director is countersuing Lively aft she revenge a California Civil Rights Department title and subsequent lawsuit against him for affectional distress and intersexual harassment.
The “Age of Adeline” prima alleged that Baldoni made inappropriate remarks toward her that were intersexual successful nature, walked successful connected her while breast-feeding and made different women consciousness “uncomfortable” on set. She besides claimed he launched a smear run against her to ruin her reputation.
Baldoni has denied immoderate wrongdoing and his countersuit is for defamation and extortion. Their ineligible cases are set to spell to trial successful March 2026.