LOS ANGELES — Newly unsealed text messages have provided a rare glimpse into the alliance between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift during Lively’s ongoing legal battle with director Justin Baldoni. The messages, released by Baldoni’s defense team, suggest that Swift acted as a strategic advisor to Lively, helping her navigate the fallout from the 2024 film It Ends With Us.
The correspondence includes Swift remarking on the use of her music in the film’s trailer, noting that its inclusion gave Lively “power over the film” that Baldoni failed to realize. Other texts show a more personal side, with Swift supporting Lively through what she described as a “coordinated campaign” against her reputation. Baldoni’s lawyers argue these texts prove Lively was “strategically manipulating” his public image, while Lively’s team maintains the focus should remain on her allegations of workplace harassment and non-consensual physical contact on set.
