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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's ineligible play is headed to tribunal successful 2026, and A-list stars specified arsenic Taylor Swift and Ryan Reynolds could find themselves successful the blistery seat.
Anyone who witnessed thing "that goes to the bosom of either lawsuit" mightiness beryllium "compelled" to testify, ineligible experts told Fox News Digital. Reynolds is named arsenic a suspect successful Baldoni's suit alongside his wife, portion Swift is mentioned successful the filing. Baldoni's suit followed Lively's own, wherever she accused the histrion of intersexual harassment portion filming "It Ends with Us." However, Baldoni insisted Lively "falsely" accused him successful an effort to repair her estimation pursuing the fallout astir the movie's property circuit aft she took power of the film.
"According to Justin Baldoni’s complaint, [Taylor Swift] whitethorn person been contiguous for speech wherever Baldoni alleges Lively was pressuring him to judge her re-writes of a peculiar scene," Fox News ineligible exertion Kerri Urbahn explained.
BLAKE LIVELY VS JUSTIN BALDONI: EVERYTHING TO KNOW
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's 2026 proceedings could spot grounds from Taylor Swift and Ryan Reynolds, pictured with Lively. (MEGA/GC Images | DAMEBK/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
"And, Lively, successful the present infamous substance released by Baldoni, has sparked wide speculation she was referring to Taylor Swift erstwhile she told Baldoni she had ‘dragons’ protecting her. Not definite however good ‘Subpoenaed Dragon’ would bash arsenic a opus title, but fixed the lawfare that’s going connected betwixt the 2 parties, we whitethorn beryllium headed successful that direction."
Fox News Digital reached retired to representatives for Baldoni, Lively, Reynolds and Swift for comment.
Baldoni mentioned Swift successful the suit portion attempting to amusement Lively taking power of the movie set. According to the "Jane the Virgin" star, Lively rewrote the rooftop country from the movie and allegedly utilized her relationship with Swift to endanger him.
"Later, Baldoni felt obliged to substance Lively to accidental that helium had liked her pages and hadn’t needed Reynolds and her megacelebrity person to unit him," the ailment said.
Blake Lively and Taylor Swift person been friends for years. Swift is godmother to 3 of Lively and Reynolds' 4 children. (Gotham)
"Lively, successful the present infamous substance released by Baldoni, has sparked wide speculation she was referring to Taylor Swift erstwhile she told Baldoni she had ‘dragons’ protecting her. Not definite however good ‘Subpoenaed Dragon’ would bash arsenic a opus title, but fixed the lawfare that’s going connected betwixt the 2 parties, we whitethorn beryllium headed successful that direction."
— Fox News ineligible exertion Kerri Urbahn"… I truly emotion what you did. It truly does assistance a lot. Makes it truthful overmuch much amusive and interesting. (And I would person felt that mode without Ryan and Taylor [emoji] You truly are a endowment crossed the board. Really excited nd [sic] grateful to bash this together," Baldoni's substance read, according to the lawsuit.
Lively shared a lengthy response, successful which she seemingly referred to Swift and Reynolds arsenic "dragons" who support her. "Both Ryan and [redacted] person established themselves arsenic implicit titans arsenic writers and storytellers extracurricular of their superior gig – conscionable singing oregon conscionable acting oregon [redacted] conscionable directing. I'm truthful fortunate to person them arsenic originative barometers," Lively's text, included successful the complaint, read. "But besides to person them arsenic radical who prop maine up and marque definite I'm seen for each I can, and bash offer. Because they cognize firsthand each I contribute. They besides cognize I'm not ever arsenic bully astatine making definite I'm seen and utilized for fearfulness of threatening egos, oregon fearfulness of affecting the easiness of the process. They don't springiness a s--- astir that. And due to the fact that of that, everyone listens to them with immense respect and enthusiasm. So I conjecture I person to halt worrying astir radical liking me."
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Blake Lively filed a ailment against Justin Baldoni successful December aft rumors of an on-set feud connected "It Ends with Us." (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
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Reynolds is besides named passim the suit and allegedly played a relation successful galore of the allegations lobbed astatine Lively by Baldoni. It was Reynolds and Lively who threatened Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios to apologize with a pre-written connection done a Sony executive, according to the actor's complaint.
Justin Baldoni accused Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds of taking implicit the accumulation of "It Ends with Us." (Getty Images)
"Lively could not tolerate her publically tainted representation for adjacent a moment, and further could not judge that it was wholly of her ain making. She needed a scapegoat. And alternatively than admit and instrumentality accountability for her ain mishaps, she chose to blasted the Wayfarer Parties, successful a malicious and unforgivably nationalist manner," the opening of the suit read. "When she and Reynolds could not unit Baldoni and Wayfarer to work a connection she and her representatives prepared, extorting them to ‘take accountability’ successful defence of Lively’s actions, she laic successful hold for months, preparing to publically onslaught Baldoni by falsely claiming that helium had sexually harassed her.
"The aforesaid falsified stories she had calculatingly devised and utilized passim the accumulation of this movie successful bid to instrumentality power were present being utilized publically to destruct Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties."
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Other celebrities taking the basal successful the "he said/she said" lawsuit is "certainly possible" if they person "first-hand information" that speaks to the information oregon falsity of claims made by Baldoni oregon Lively, Brian Stewart, litigation lawyer astatine Parker & McConkie, explained to Fox News Digital. However, the formed and unit mightiness beryllium "the astir utile witnesses."
"It seems precise apt that determination volition beryllium members of the formed and unit that straight observed Baldoni's behaviour connected acceptable and his interactions with Lively," Stewart noted. "If determination are formed and unit who were present, heard what was said, and saw however Baldoni treated Lively connected set, they are astir surely going to beryllium called arsenic witnesses. The formed and unit whitethorn extremity up being the astir utile witnesses if they look to beryllium much autarkic and little biased than the parties making the claims."
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Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate and Isabela Ferrer are among those who co-star successful "It Ends with Us."
Both Sklenar and Slate person shared support for Lively aft the "Gossip Girl" prima archetypal filed her suit against Baldoni. "As Blake Lively’s castmate and friend, I dependable my enactment arsenic she takes enactment against those reported to person planned and carried retired an onslaught connected her reputation," Slate said successful a connection to the "Today" show.
Blake Lively's "It Ends with Us" co-stars, Brandon Sklenar and Jenny Slate, publically showed their enactment for the histrion amid Justin Baldoni's lawsuit. (Getty Images)
"Blake is simply a leader, loyal person and a trusted root of affectional enactment for maine and truthful galore who cognize and emotion her."