Baldoni accuses Blake Lively of using Taylor Swift and Ryan Reynolds' powerful stature to assert control over the production of It Ends With Us

Justin Baldoni filed a new lawsuit Thursday against Blake Lively, alleging that she used her industry “power”—including her friendship with Taylor Swift—to seize control of their film It Ends With Us and “destroy” him.

Justin Baldoni mentioned Taylor Swift in his heated legal battle with "It Ends With Us" co-star Blake Lively. The actor claimed Lively pressured him using Swift's friendship.

Blake Lively referred to her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and best friend, Taylor Swift, as her “Dance Moms level stage moms” in her alleged text messages to Justin Baldoni while making their movie “It Ends with Us,” Baldoni claims in his new $400 million lawsuit.

The director claims the actress used the influence of a "megacelebrity" friend to move her script ideas forward.

Justin Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds seemingly revealed Taylor Swift as her "megacelebrity friend" who pressured Baldoni into allowing Lively more ownership.

Justin Baldoni says Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Swift pushed him to approve Blake Lively’s It Ends With Us script rewrite

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Popstar Taylor Swift has inadvertently gotten involved in her friend Blake Lively's legal battle with It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni.

Taylor Swift is reportedly perplexed by Justin Baldoni's claims of her being 'controlling' in his $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Sources say Swift's connection to Lively is purely friendship,

Taylor Swift was photographed out to dinner with her family in New York City Jan. 17, marking her first public appearance in 2025.