Taylor Swift has issued a scathing reply to Justin Baldoni’s legal team after she was subpoenaed to appear as a witness in his trial with her friend Blake Lively
Taylor Swift has issued a scathing reply after she was officially subpoenaed to appear as a witness in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle. Taylor, 35, was delivered a legal notice on Friday by Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman – a move which has been slammed by her team as a tactic to create clickbait.
A representative for the superstar said: “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.”
They added that Taylor’s sole involvement in the movie was her track My Tears Ricochet from her 2020 album folklore being used. They then gave a damning verdict on why they believed Justin’s team had really subpoenaed Taylor dragging her into the legal row.
Her rep continued to DailyMail.com: “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.”
Blake then shared her own response to Taylor being subpoenaed as her legal team also slammed Justin’s lawyers for their tactics. A statement said: “Mr. Baldoni, Mr. Sarowitz, and team continue to turn a case of sexual harassment and retaliation into entertainment for the tabloids…
“Going as far as suggesting that they sell tickets to a concert venue – Madison Square Garden – to witness Ms. Lively’s deposition, to subpoenaing Taylor Swift, a woman who has given a voice to millions all over the world. This is a very serious legal matter, not Barnum & Bailey’s Circus.”
They added: “The defendants continue to publicly intimidate, bully, shame and attack women’s rights and reputations. Including in the past month seeking to strike down for all, a powerful California victims’ rights law, calling it ‘unconstitutional’.
“The disturbing actions by a billionaire, men who made their careers as ‘female allies’ and their team continue to show their true colours.” The development comes after Blake’s attorney Mike Gottlieb confirmed that she is expected to “be a witness at her trial.”
He told People: “The ultimate moment for a plaintiff’s story to be told is at trial. We expect that to be the case here. Of course she’s going to testify.”
Gottlieb also addressed rumours that stars such as Hugh Jackman may also be subpoenaed in the case. He said: “It’s completely unclear what claims or defences in the case any of these celebrities… have any relevance to at all.
“This is a case about what happened to Blake Lively when she raised claims of sexual harassment on the set. It’s not a case about how songs were chosen for the movie. It’s not a case about fictional Marvel characters in Deadpool movies,.
“You have to ask the question, then, why are these people being subpoenaed? Do they have any actual relevance to the case at hand? You can’t just go around subpoenaing people because they’re famous and you think it will generate a bunch of headlines. And the federal courts don’t tolerate that kind of behaviour.”
The Mirror has contacted Justin Baldoni’s representative for comment.
Source: Mirror
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