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Blake Lively's Texts to Taylor Swift About 'Doofus' Justin Baldoni Unsealed
People.com • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Text messages between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift about Justin Baldoni were partially unsealed in the ongoing legal dispute over the film It Ends With Us, revealing Lively's critical remarks about Baldoni and requests for Swift's support on script revisions.
- Lively allegedly described Baldoni as a “clown” and asked Swift to endorse a revised script version without reading it; Swift responded with willingness to help, while Lively praised her as “epically heroic.”
- Lively's attorneys argue the released texts lack full context, citing testimony that Swift was asked to read the script voluntarily while Baldoni was present, and highlighting additional messages emphasizing mutual benefit from relationships with Reynolds and Swift.
- Taylor Swift is not a party to the lawsuit but has
