Look what they’re making her do.
Taylor Swift is set to give evidence in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle, according to court docs filed by Baldoni’s lawyer.
The document, which was obtained by Page Six on Friday, claimed the singer “agreed” to be deposed as long as the judge extended the deadline for her testimony to take place.
Baldoni’s lawyer Ellyn S. Garofalo claimed the deposition would need to happen “during the week of October 20-25 due to Ms. Swift’s preexisting professional obligations.”
The Grammy winner, whose “The Life of a Showgirl” album comes out on Oct. 3, would be “unable to do so” beforehand, Baldoni’s team alleged.
Swift’s lawyers, however, denied Swift had agreed to any such thing in a letter to Judge Lewis J. Liman on Friday.
“My client did not agree to a deposition,” their statement read. “But if she is forced into a deposition, we advised (after first hearing about the deposition just three days ago) that her schedule would accommodate the time required during the week of October 20.”
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Lively’s lawyers also pushed back in a new filing obtained by Page Six Friday, casting doubt on whether the “Cruel Summer” crooner actually greed to be deposed — and arguing that Baldoni’s team had ample time to arrange a time to depose Swift prior to the discovery deadline.
“In this latest effort, the Wayfarer Defendants assert — though, notably, without evidence — that
Ms. Swift has supposedly ‘agreed’ to sit for a deposition sometime between October 20-25 (some three
weeks after the close of fact discovery in this matter),” the court docs stated.
“Yet, even if one were to take the Wayfarer Defendants’ representation at face value, they have not come close to establishing good cause for their requested relief.”
Reps for Swift and Baldoni did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
Swift was first dragged into pal Lively’s legal war when Baldoni, 41, referenced the pop star in his January lawsuit, accusing his “It Ends With Us” co-star of defamation and extortion.
Baldoni filed on the heels of Lively suing him for alleged sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages.
He alleged in his filing that Lively referred to her and husband Ryan Reynolds as “dragons” who protect her in creative battles.
We heard this made the “Bad Blood” singer feel “used” and she didn’t “appreciate being referred to” in that way.
When Swift was subpoenaed as a witness in May, the songwriter’s rep hit back at the idea that Swift had anything to do with the August 2024 film’s controversy besides “permitting the use of one song, ‘My Tears Ricochet.’”
The spokesperson pointed out, “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.”
The subpoena was dropped later that same month.
Additionally, a judge threw out Baldoni’s lawsuit in June — although his and Lively’s drama rages on with the “Gossip Girl” alum’s lawsuit.
Baldoni, most recently, was hit with new harassment claims by an unnamed individual about alleged “repeated, negative interactions” and “verbal abuse.” Reps for Baldoni did not respond to Page Six’s request for comment on the new allegations.
The scandal has reportedly taken a toll on Swift and Lively’s friendship, with the Daily Mail claiming the “Shallows” actress did not reach out to congratulate the bride-to-be on her engagement to Travis Kelce.
“[She] isn’t going to,” the insider alleged, explaining that Lively has “bigger fish to fry.”
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, got down on one knee in August, immediately after filming Swift’s podcast debut on his and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” show.
The couple have been together since 2023 and made headlines for multiple double dates with Lively and Reynolds, 48, the following year.
Lively’s friendship with Swift began in 2015.
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