Taylor Swift has officially agreed to sit for a deposition in Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively, Us Weekly has confirmed.
The development ties Swift into one of Hollywood’s most talked-about court cases, just as she gears up for the release of her highly anticipated album The Life of a Showgirl on October 3.
According to court documents filed Thursday, September 11, Baldoni’s legal team revealed that Swift will be deposed during the week of October 20–25. They noted that the timeline was arranged around the singer’s “preexisting professional obligations.” At 35, Swift is juggling her new record launch, which will dominate her schedule in the weeks prior.
Baldoni’s legal move to include Swift dates back to May, when she was first subpoenaed in connection with the lawsuit Lively, 38, filed against him. The It Ends With Us actress accused Baldoni, 41, of sexual harassment on the set of their 2024 film and of hiring a crisis PR firm to discredit her after she came forward. Baldoni has denied the allegations, countering that Lively smeared him publicly.
Swift’s name was first pulled into the dispute when Baldoni’s team suggested that Lively may have leaned on her celebrity circle – including Swift and her husband Ryan Reynolds – to exert influence over the film. Swift’s team quickly clarified her limited involvement.
“Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie,” her rep explained, stressing that her only contribution was licensing her song My Tears Ricochet for the soundtrack. “She was not involved in casting, creative decisions, or editing, and did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its release. This subpoena is simply designed to use Taylor’s name as clickbait rather than focusing on the facts of the case.”
The rep further highlighted that 19 other artists licensed songs for the film, making Swift’s participation no different than theirs.
At the time, Lively’s camp welcomed the decision to drop the initial subpoena, issuing a statement that accused Baldoni’s side of attempting to center Swift unfairly. “The [Baldoni] team have tried to put Taylor Swift, a woman who has been an inspiration for tens of millions across the globe, at the center of this case since day one,” the statement read.
Still, it appears negotiations continued behind the scenes, leading to the recent agreement on a deposition later this fall. A source also told Us Weekly in May that Swift and Lively’s once-close friendship “is not what it used to be,” suggesting the case has caused personal strain.
With Swift now set to provide testimony, her name remains attached to a lawsuit that will head to trial in March 2026. The legal battle between Baldoni and Lively shows no signs of slowing down, and with Swift’s deposition scheduled, the stakes just became even higher.
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