Taylor Swift No Longer Subpoenaed by Justin Baldoni in Surprise Reversal for Blake Lively Legal Dispute

Earlier in May the pop superstar, who’s longtime friends with Lively, was sent a document subpoena by Baldoni’s lawyers
Blake Lively’s rep confirmed May 22 that the subpoena sent to Taylor Swift was withdrawn by Justin Baldoni’s legal team
Swift’s rep previously slammed the subpoena, claiming it was a ploy for “tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case”
Lively and Baldoni’s trial is currently scheduled for March 2026
Justin Baldoni has dropped the document subpoena that was issued to Taylor Swift in his ongoing legal battle with the singer’s friend Blake Lively.
A spokesperson for Lively confirmed the news on Thursday, May 22, saying in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that they are “pleased” Baldoni’s legal team has “withdrawn their harassing subpoenas to Taylor Swift and her law firm.”
“We supported the efforts of Taylor’s team to quash these inappropriate subpoenas directed to her counsel, and we will continue to stand up for any third party who is unjustly harassed or threatened in the process,” adds the spokesperson.
“The Baldoni and Wayfarer team have tried to put Taylor Swift, a woman who has been an inspiration for tens of millions across the globe, at the center of this case since day one,” Lively’s rep claimed. “Exploiting Taylor Swift’s celebrity was the original plan in Melissa Nathan’s scenario planning document, and it continues to this day. Faced with having to justify themselves in federal court, they folded. At some point they will run out of distractions from the actual claims of sexual harassment and retaliation they are facing.”
After the subpoena was issued earlier this month, a spokesperson for Swift released a statement emphasizing that Swift, 35, had no close connection to the filming of It Ends With Us.
“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, she did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history,” Swift’s rep said.
“The connection Taylor had to this film was permitting the use of one song, ‘My Tears Ricochet.’ Given that her involvement was licensing a song for the film, which 19 other artists also did, this document subpoena is designed to use Taylor Swift’s name to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case,” the spokesperson continued.
On May 14, Baldoni’s attorneys also brought forth a bombshell claim in a letter to the judge, alleging they had learned through an anonymous “source” that Lively had threatened to release private texts between her and Swift if the singer did not publicly support her. Lively’s attorney, Mike Gottlieb, slammed the allegation as “categorically false.”
Judge Lewis J. Liman granted a motion on May 15 to strike the letter from the record, calling it “improper” and “irrelevant to any issue before this court.”
Lively, 37, first sued Baldoni, 41, who was her director and costar in the film, back in December, accusing him of sexual harassment, “disturbing” and “unprofessional” behavior on set, and a retaliatory smear campaign.
Baldoni denied the allegations and filed a countersuit in January alleging defamation and extortion against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and their publicity team.
In his countersuit, Baldoni claimed Swift and Reynolds pressured him into accepting a rewrite by Lively and described an alleged meeting at Lively and Reynolds’ penthouse during which the singer “began praising Lively’s script. Baldoni understood the subtext: he needed to comply with Lively’s direction.”
Baldoni’s lawyers also included an alleged text exchange in which Lively compared herself to Khaleesi from Game of Thrones and referred to her husband and Swift as her “dragons.”
The trial for Lively v. Wayfarer Studios et al., which will cover both lawsuits, is scheduled for March 2026.
Megan Fox Says Her Pregnancy at 38 with MGK Was ‘Unplanned But a Happy Surprise’: Women ‘Do Not Have an Expiration Date’
The actress welcomed her fourth baby, a daughter, in March with her former fiancé Machine Gun Kelly
Megan Fox is sharing some new details about her fourth baby.
On Wednesday, May 21, the actress, 39, reposted a video of her role in the new Amazon Prime TV series, Overcompensating, and shared a message alongside the video about filming the show while she was six weeks pregnant.
“👀 38 years old six weeks pregnant (unplanned but a happy surprise),” Fox wrote over the video. “Please stop listening to the patriarchy. Women are eternal light beings ✨ We do not have an expiration date.”
“Don’t let them rob you of your power. Anyway…watch @overcompensating 🤷🏻♀️😂,” she added.
Fox welcomed her fourth baby, a daughter, in March with her former fiancé Machine Gun Kelly, 35. She is also mom to sons Noah, 12, Bodhi, 11, and Journey, 8, whom she shares with ex-husband Brian Austin Green.
The Jennifer’s Body alum welcomed her daughter, her first with her ex, on March 27. Kelly shared the exciting news on his Instagram as he posted a video of himself with his newborn daughter.
“She’s finally here!! our little celestial seed 🥹💓♈️♓️♊️,” Kelly wrote in the caption. “3/27/25.”
In the black-and-white video, Kelly could be seen holding his baby daughter’s hand, stroking her fingers.
Fox and MGK, who got engaged in January 2022, called it quits at the end of November, not long after announcing their baby on the way.
A few months after Kelly and Fox welcomed their baby girl, a source exclusively shared with PEOPLE that the former couple is not together despite the rapper staying at Fox’s house occasionally.
The source revealed that Fox and MGK are “committed to being present for their daughter,” which is why he’s been staying at the house “part-time.”
“Megan and Colson are not back together,” the insider told PEOPLE. “Their relationship remains focused strictly on coparenting their baby girl. While Colson does occasionally stay at Megan’s house, it’s only part-time and solely to spend time with the baby.”
“They’re committed to being present for their daughter, but they’re not living together or romantically involved,” the source added.