(NewsNation) — Taylor Swift has now been subpoenaed in the lawsuit between “It Ends With Us” costars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, according to reports.
A spokesperson for Swift released the following statement to Variety:
“Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film, she never saw an edit or made any notes on the film, she did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history.”
Taylor Swift’s name found in text from Justin Baldoni to Blake Lively
The subpoena for Swift relates to Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit against Lively. It included texts between Baldoni and Lively, where Swift is allegedly referred to as “one of her [Lively’s] dragons.” The texts are allegedly referring to a rooftop scene in “It Ends With Us” that Lively allegedly reworked.
This combination of images shows Blake Lively at the London screening of the film “It ‘Ends With Us” on Aug. 8, 2024, left, and Justin Baldoni at the world premiere of the film in New York on Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo) 
FILE – Blake Lively poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK Gala Screening for the film ‘It ‘Ends With Us’ on Thursday, Aug, 8, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File) 
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Justin Baldoni, left, and Blake Lively in a scene from “It Ends With Us.” (Nicole Rivelli/Sony Pictures via AP) 
Blake Lively is seen arriving at the CFDA Fashion Awards held at the American Museum of Natural History on October 28, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) 
JERSEY CITY, NJ – JANUARY 12: Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively are seen on the set of ‘It Ends with Us’ on January 12, 2024 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) 
US actor Blake Lively poses on the red carpet upon arrival to attend the UK gala screening for “It ends with us” at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester square, central London on August 8, 2024. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) 
JERSEY CITY, NJ – JANUARY 12: Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively are seen on the set of “It Ends with Us” on January 12, 2024 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) 
FILE – Blake Lively appears at the screening for the film “It ‘Ends With Us'” in London on Aug. 8, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 06: (L-R) Hugh Jackman , Blake Lively, and Ryan Reynolds attend the “It Ends With Us” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on August 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
Swift isn’t named in the suit, according to Variety, but she is assumed to be a “megacelebrity friend” who is referenced in a court filing. According to Baldoni’s suit, Lively reportedly had Baldoni come to her penthouse in New York, where Reynolds and the “megacelebrity friend” praised her revisions.
In a text, Baldoni reportedly said, “Also was working on rooftop scene today, I really love what you did. It really does [help] a lot… Makes it so much more fun and interesting. (And I would have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor) You really are a talent across the board. Really excited [and] grateful to do this together.”
According to Variety, his lawyers claimed that Baldoni “felt obligated to text Lively to say that he had liked her pages and hadn’t needed Reynolds and her megacelebrity friend to pressure him.”
Lively then allegedly sent a text later that referenced Reynolds and another person (whose name was redacted) as “absolute titans as writers and storytellers outside of their primary gig.” She also allegedly compared herself to Khaleesi from “Game of Thrones” and suggested she had powerful forces in her corner, according to Variety.
“My dragons also protect those I fight for,” she allegedly wrote. “So really we all benefit from those gorgeous monsters of mine. You will too, I can promise you.”
Taylor Swift’s spokesperson dismisses subpoena: Report
A spokesperson allegedly dismissed this subpoena, saying, “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.”
Isabela Ferrer, also from “It Ends With Us,” told “Extra” that Swift had reportedly helped her get the role. She said that she “found out later after she got it” that Swift was a “helpful part of the process of the audition.”
Baldoni’s suit is not only against Lively but also against her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for $400 million. Baldoni claims that Reynolds and Lively wanted to ruin his reputation with false allegations of sexual harassment.
Hugh Jackman could also be subpoenaed
According to NewsNation’s Paula Froelich, Hugh Jackman could also be subpoenaed.
“Oh, they’re getting subpoenas,” Froelich said. “Hugh Jackman because, he and Ryan did Deadpool and Wolverine together, and Ryan rewrote the scene and added in Nicepool character. So, Hugh would’ve been there. They’re really close friends, they would’ve talked about it…”
Froelich also said in April that Lively and Swift hadn’t been seen together recently, despite them making amends.
Hollywood insider: No one wants to work with Blake Lively
“No one wants to work with Blake,” Froelich’s Hollywood insider said. “She cost (producer) Wayfarer and Sony (the distributor of ‘It Ends With Us’) millions and blew past budgets with her demands and actions.”
Apparently, the “demands” and “actions” are detailed in the $400 million defamation lawsuit (and corresponding website) Baldoni filed.