Taylor Swift and Blake Lively are at the center of renewed scrutiny after court filings allegedly revealed private text messages connected to Lively’s legal dispute with It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni. The documents show Swift and Lively discussing Baldoni in private messages, with Swift calling him “b***h,” adding new context to the case.
New documents showcase Blake Lively and Taylor Swift texts
Newly unsealed court documents obtained by TMZ and Variety reveal private text exchanges between Taylor Swift and Blake Lively, highlighting Swift’s direct involvement in Lively’s dispute with It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni. In December 2024, Swift told Lively, “I think this B***h knows something is coming because he’s gotten out his tiny violin,” referring to an upcoming New York Times exposé about Baldoni.
These texts challenge Swift’s team’s earlier claims that she didn’t know Baldoni would be at the New York City penthouse meeting and that Lively had set her up. In the messages, Swift appeared aligned with Lively’s media strategy, writing, “If Justin was strategic, he would be like no Taylor Swift in the trailer because that gives you more power over the film, that’s your ally not his.”
In her deposition, Lively stated she sent Swift the script on the way to the meeting, writing, “I asked her to read them. I told her she didn’t have to… but I hope that she would.” Swift replied, “I’ll do anything for you!!” Lively confirmed that Swift endorsed the revised draft during the meeting.
Afterward, Lively texted Swift, “You were so epically heroic today… You making s*** up about me and lenses. And referring to yourself as my doll.” She added, “This clown falling for all of it… You are the world’s absolute greatest friend ever.”
Court filings also show that on May 17, 2024, Lively and Ryan Reynolds contacted Matt and Lucy Damon to support her version of the film. Reynolds described Baldoni as “a malignantly vein [sic], sociopathic FAUXminist.” Lively called him a “chaotic clown director” and raised concerns about “wild HR issues on set.”
