Gotham/GC Images; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; John Nacion/Variety via Getty After months of speculation, Taylor Swift has been subpoenaed by Justin Baldoni's legal team in his ongoing case against Blake Lively Lively allegedly referred to Swift as one of her "dragons" in text messages included by Baldoni in a legal complaint The trial is scheduled to begin in March 2026 Taylor Swift's team is hitting back after thepop superstar was subpoenaedby Justin Baldoni's lawyers in his ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively. "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 seeIt Ends With Usuntil weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining thebiggest tour in history," a spokesperson for the singer, 35, tells PEOPLE in a statement, referencing Swift's Eras Tour. "The connection Taylor had to this film was permitting the use of one song, 'My Tears Ricochet.' 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." Over the past several months, Baldoni's lawyer,Bryan Freedman, has been vocalabout the possibility of deposing Swift. "Anyone that reasonably has information that can provide evidence in this case is going to be deposed," he previously told TMZ, adding that it would be a "game time decision." Swift — who is alongtime friend of Lively, 37, and her husbandRyan Reynolds — was first dragged into the legal drama when the actress referred to her friend as one of her "dragons" in an alleged text exchange included in a complaint Baldoni filed in January. TheJane the Virginstar, 41, claimed in the complaint that Lively, who compared herself to Khaleesi fromGame of Thronesin the alleged texts, had utilized Swift to pressure him into accepting rewrites Lively was pushing for. Baldoni also described an alleged meeting at Lively and Reynolds' penthouse where Swift "began praising Lively's script." "Baldoni understood the subtext: he needed to comply with Lively direction," Baldoni claimed in the complaint. Last month a source told PEOPLESwift was "really hurt" by the situationand that "it wasn't something she took lightly." Lively first sued Baldoni in December, accusing him of sexual harassment, "disturbing" and "unprofessional" behavior on set and a retaliatory smear campaign. Baldoni denied the allegations and filed a countersuit the following month alleging defamation and extortion against Lively, Reynolds and their publicity team. Read the original article onPeople
