“The connection Taylor had to this film was permitting the use of one song, ‘My Tears Ricochet,’” it continues. “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 Lawsuit: Harassment and PR Smear Allegations
The legal drama began following the August 2024 release of It Ends with Us, when Blake Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against director and co-star Justin Baldoni.
The complaint, filed on December 20, 2024, accused Baldoni of crossing professional boundaries during the filming of intimate scenes and harassing her on set.
Lively further alleged in a lawsuit filed weeks later that Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios, publicist Jennifer Abel, crisis publicist Melissa Nathan, and others orchestrated a smear campaign against her.
NBC News obtained court documents supporting her claims. Baldoni has denied the allegations and, in January 2025, filed a countersuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and her PR firm for defamation and contractual violations.
