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By Lydia Patrick
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Singer Taylor Swift reportedly called Justin Baldoni a "b****" in a text message to Blake Lively in the latest development in the high-profile legal battle between Lively and her It Ends With Us film co-star.
According to excerpts from recently unsealed court documents, a text message dated December 5, 2024 appears to show the "Blank Space" singer writing to Lively: "I think this b**** knows something is coming because he’s gotten out his tiny violin."
Swift allegedly included a link in the text message to a People article in which Baldoni discussed being "sexually traumatized" by an ex-girlfriend.
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The alleged exchange surfaced in filings connected to the ongoing dispute between the It Ends With Us collaborators.
Newsweek reached out to representatives for Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and Taylor Swift via email.
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The lawsuit began in December 2024, when Lively sued Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios and others, accusing him of sexual harassment, retaliation, creating a hostile work environment, breach of contract and defamation related to the film’s production.
Baldoni has denied all allegations and countersued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation, extortion and related claims.
Baldoni's original $400 million countersuit was largely dismissed by a federal judge, though significant elements of the broader case remain unresolved ahead of a trial expected in 2026.
In May 2025, a judge also struck from the record a letter submitted by Baldoni’s legal team that accused Lively of threatening Swift with demands to publicly support her in the legal dispute.
The newly revealed interaction between Swift and Lively appears to begin with the actress checking in on her singer friend. "Hey, just checking in. I have no reason to ask, but I donno, I’ve been feeling like I should…is everything ok?"
Lively allegedly wrote, adding that she felt like "a bad friend" after spending months talking about her own struggles.
Swift appears to have responded empathetically, while also expressing discomfort with Lively’s tone in more recent messages.
"I feel really bad saying anything about this because your texts have been so nice in their intent," Swift allegedly wrote, adding that "your last few…it felt like I was reading a mass corporate email sent to 200 employees."
The exchange appears to show the pair resolving the misunderstanding before turning their attention to Baldoni and the People article referenced in the messages.
Another document showed that, on April 12, 2023, Lively allegedly reached out to her friend, Swift, about a script for her movie.
According to court filings, Lively referred to Baldoni, as "this doofus director of my movie" and "a clown" who "thinks he’s a writer now," and asked Swift to endorse a revised version of the script.
"I’ll do anything for you !!" Swift reportedly replied.
The superstar singer’s involvement and whether she reviewed or endorsed the script are disputed by Lively in court documents, who says she only hoped Swift would read it and did not want to pressure her.
The two allegedly met at Lively’s apartment, where Swift is said to have endorsed the revised draft.
Lively later texting Swift: "You were so epically heroic today…This clown falling for all of it. But also resisting it. You are the world’s absolute greatest friend ever."
According to court documentation, Lively's lawyers said they were not discussingThe New York Times article published later that month.
Baldoni’s legal team later attempted to subpoena Swift in May 2025. In response, Swift’s representative told People magazine that the singer had no meaningful involvement in the film.
"Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie," the statement said, as reported by Page Six. "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, and she did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its public release."
The statement added that Swift was "traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history."
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