{"id":4237,"date":"2025-09-12T18:06:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=4237"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:44:28","slug":"taylor-swifts-lawyers-address-blake-lively-deposition-claims-in-bombshell-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/taylor-swifts-lawyers-address-blake-lively-deposition-claims-in-bombshell-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s lawyers address Blake Lively deposition claims in bombshell statement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taylor Swift may be dragged into Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s legal drama (Pictures: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taylor Swift’s<\/a> lawyers have hit back at claims that the pop icon agreed to testify in Blake Lively<\/a> and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing lawsuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It had originally been claimed by Baldoni\u2019s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, that Swift had agreed to the deposition.<\/p>\n

People Magazine<\/a> reported that he told U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman that the singer ‘has agreed to appear for deposition’ but couldn\u2019t do so before October 20 because of ‘long-standing professional obligations.’<\/p>\n

However, Swift’s attorney Douglas Baldridge has filed that this is false, according to The Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He said: ‘My client did not agree to a deposition, 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 if the parties were able to work out their disputes.’<\/p>\n

Lively’s lawyer previously claimed it’s another move by Baldoni’s team ‘to fuel their relentless media strategy.’<\/p>\n

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There have been reports that the legal battle has damaged Lively and Taylor’s friendship (Picture: Robert Kamau\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Justin Baldoni’s lawyer previously claimed Taylor Swift had agreed to testify (Picture: John Nacion\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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However, the pop star’s legal team has denied the claims (Picture: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Even if one were to take the Wayfarer Defendants\u2019 representation at face value, they have not come close to establishing good cause for their requested relief,’ Lively’s lawyer wrote (per Deadline<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Swift\u2019s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, is due out October 3, which coincides with her tour schedule – one reason her testimony would fall outside the court\u2019s original September 30 deadline for depositions. <\/p>\n

To make that possible, Baldoni\u2019s legal team is asking for a brief extension to accommodate her.<\/p>\n

The case, Blake Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC, et al., stems from a lawsuit Lively filed last December<\/a>, accusing Baldoni – her co-star and director – as well as his company and representatives, of sexual harassment<\/a> and retaliation.<\/p>\n

After denying the damning allegations, Baldoni\u2019s camp filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit<\/a>, suing both Lively and her husband, Deadpool icon Ryan Reynolds<\/a>, as well as publicist Leslie Sloane and her PR firm, Vision PR Inc.<\/p>\n

Refuting that he caused Lively \u2018severe emotional distress,\u2019 Baldoni began seeking damages of $400million (\u00a3323m) in his countersuit following her attempt to \u2018destroy\u2019 his reputation and career\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Lively has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation (Picture: Jose Perez\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds has also been pulled into the legal battle (Picture: Dia Dipasupil\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lively and Reynolds\u2019 lawyers then filed a notice saying they wished to seek to dismiss Baldoni\u2019s suit, with their legal team labelling the lawsuit \u2018baseless\u2019.<\/p>\n

All defendants deny the allegations and a trial date has been set for March 2026.<\/p>\n

Swift\u2019s involvement is tangential but highly publicised. <\/p>\n

Freedman alleged in a now-dismissed countersuit that Blake\u2019s lawyer threatened to leak private messages between the actress and Taylor if the singer did not release a statement supporting her.<\/p>\n

In his complaint, Baldoni also claimed that Taylor and Lively\u2019s husband, Ryan Reynolds<\/a>, 48, pressured him into accepting one of Lively’s rewrites<\/a> for the film after he was summoned to Lively and Reynolds\u2019s New York City apartment.<\/p>\n

Mike Gottlieb, Blake\u2019s lawyer, denied the claim, and Lewis J Liman, the judge in the case, granted his motion to strike the letter from the docket in May.<\/p>\n

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