Blake Lively’s self-absorbed transfer as BFF Taylor Swift is dragged into Justin Baldoni prison battle

Blake Lively shamelessly promoted her hair care line simply hours after it used to be published BFF Taylor Swift used to be formally subpoenaed amid the actress’s ongoing Justin Baldoni lawsuit.

The Gossip Girl alum, 37 — who lately misplaced any other A-list friend who’s just about Swift — shared a clip to her Instagram tales as a hair stylist examined out $19 Glam Mousse from the logo.

The megastar introduced the corporate final 12 months across the time her film It Ends With Us hit theaters, and shoppers should buy pieces at Target shops or on-line.

Lively selected not to cope with the Grammy winner’s subpoena and as an alternative reposted the promotional reel that have been uploaded to the logo’s major account.

‘I’m obsessive about this video,’ Blake typed out because the hair stylist applied the mousse on a type.

But additionally on Friday, Swift issued a blistering reaction as she used to be subpoenaed as a witness amid the publicized prison battle between Lively and Justin. She have been despatched a prison realize via Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman as a witness.

But additionally on Friday, Swift issued a blistering reaction as she used to be subpoenaed as a witness amid the publicized prison battle between Lively and Justin; the 2 friends noticed in 2024 in Las Vegas 

Taylor’s camp is slamming the subpoena as they argue that she used to be no longer very concerned within the drama on set of 2024 movie It Ends With Us.  

A rep for Taylor gave a blistering reaction to DailyMail.com which learn: ‘Taylor Swift by no means set foot at the set of this film, she used to be no longer desirous about any casting or ingenious selections, she didn’t rating the movie…

‘She by no means noticed an edit or made any notes at the movie, she didn’t even see It Ends With Us till weeks after its public free up, and used to be touring around the world right through 2023 and 2024 headlining the largest excursion in historical past.’

The rep notes that the one involvement Taylor had within the movie used to be the usage of considered one of her tracks titled My Tears Ricochet which used to be off of her 2020 album Folklore.

The commentary concluded: ‘Given that her involvement used to be licensing a tune for the movie, which 19 different artists additionally did, this record subpoena is designed to make use of Taylor Swift’s identify to attract public pastime via growing tabloid clickbait as an alternative of that specialize in the details of the case.’ 

This comes someday after Blake’s legal professional, Mike Gottlieb, unfolded about who is about to take the stand in his consumer’s upcoming trial involving Baldoni. 

On Thursday, the actress’s legal professional showed that his consumer is ready to talk beneath oath in court docket.

In reaction as to whether Lively will testify, Gottlieb showed she would, as anticipated, ‘be a witness at her trial.’

Lively selected not to cope with the Grammy winner’s subpoena and as an alternative reposted the promotional reel that have been uploaded to the logo’s major account

A rep for Taylor gave a blistering reaction to DailyMail.com which learn: ‘Taylor Swift by no means set foot at the set of this film, she used to be no longer desirous about any casting or ingenious selections, she didn’t rating the movie’; noticed in February in L.A. 

In reaction as to whether Lively will testify, Gottlieb showed she would, as anticipated, ‘be a witness at her trial’; noticed in 2024 in NYC 

‘The final second for a plaintiff’s tale to learn is at trial. We be expecting that to be the case right here [with Lively],’ he informed People. ‘Of direction she will testify.’

Amid hypothesis that a few of Lively’s closest buddies, like Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman, could also be subpoenaed, Gottlieb mentioned ‘it is totally unclear what claims or defenses within the case any of those celebrities… have any relevance to in any respect.

‘This is a case about what took place to Blake Lively when she raised claims of sexual harassment at the set. It’s no longer a case about how songs have been selected for the film. It’s no longer a case about fictional Marvel characters in Deadpool films,’ he defined.

Gottlieb went on to show: ‘You have to invite the query, then, why are those other folks being subpoenaed? Do they have got any precise relevance to the case handy?

‘You cannot simply pass round subpoenaing other folks as a result of they are well-known and also you suppose it is going to generate a number of headlines. And the federal courts do not tolerate that more or less habits.’

At this time, he defined it’s unsure if Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, will testify as he’s recently named as a defendant in Baldoni’s countersuit.

Lively’s group is operating to get the ones claims disregarded.

Baldoni’s legal professional Bryan Freedman hit again at Gottlieb’s remarks and accused him of looking to deflect from the case.

‘Although clearly uncomfortable for the Lively events, the reality isn’t a distraction,’ Freedman informed People in a commentary. ‘The fact has been obviously proven via unedited receipts, paperwork and actual existence pictures. More to return.’

At this time, he defined it’s unsure if Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, will testify as he’s recently named as a defendant in Baldoni’s countersuit’ noticed in April in NYC 

Freedman endured: ‘Blake used to be the person who introduced her high-profile buddies into this case with out worry for their very own non-public or public backlash. As the reality displays, she used her dragons to control Justin at each and every flip.’

Freedman’s ultimate commentary used to be a nod to Lively’s alleged textual content messages to Baldoni, during which she referred to Swift and Reynolds ‘dragons.’

In the alleged texts, she when compared herself to Khaleesi from Game of Thrones and defined ‘for higher or worse’ her ‘dragons’ give protection to what she fights for.

In regards to Reynolds’ alleged misconduct, he claimed: ‘Ryan’s involvement could be very neatly documented and we proceed to find extra intentional misconduct. Was Disney in truth complicit in Ryan the use of shareholder revenues to additional a private grudge? 

‘I might be stunned to be told that this sort of company waste would no longer result in a lot more publicity for the ones which have been complicit in affecting shareholder income.’

In December, Lively filed an 80-page civil rights grievance with the California Civil Rights Department in opposition to, ahead of formally submitting a federal lawsuit simply weeks later. 

That similar month, Lively sued Baldoni amid claims of sexual harassment right through manufacturing of the movement image. 

In her lawsuit, the Gossip Girl alumna accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her in a couple of tactics — together with frame shaming her — and orchestrating a smear marketing campaign in opposition to her to break her popularity.

Baldoni’s legal professional Bryan Freedman hit again at Gottlieb’s remarks and accused him of looking to deflect from the case; noticed in 2024 

That similar month, Lively sued Baldoni amid claims of sexual harassment right through manufacturing of the movement image

Baldoni and his reps have mentioned in line with the lawsuit that Lively twisted the that means of textual content messages and lie to the general public about their interactions whilst making the movement image.

In her lawsuit, Lively named quite a few Baldoni’s collaborators, together with his corporate Wayfarer Studios, the studio’s CEO and monetary backer, and PR body of workers Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel.

‘I’m hoping that my prison motion is helping pull again the curtain on those sinister retaliatory techniques to hurt individuals who discuss up about misconduct and is helping give protection to others who could also be focused,’ Lively informed The New York Times the day after she filed the grievance.

Baldoni due to this fact sued the newspaper for $250 million in a defamation declare over a December 21 tale titled ”We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.’ The newspaper has denied the allegations.

Baldoni on January 16 filed a $400 million lawsuit in opposition to Lively, Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation and extortion. Baldoni informed the court docket the trio had concocted ‘false accusations of sexual harassment’ in opposition to him.

Lawyers for each events have been according to a plan to compound each federal circumstances filed into one transferring ahead; noticed in April in NYC 

Since Lively’s grievance used to be filed, Baldoni has confronted quite a few skilled penalties, together with a lawsuit from a former publicist; and being dropped via the company WME, which additionally reps Lively and Reynolds.

WME has denied claims that Lively and Reynolds leaned on them to free up Baldoni from their consumer roster, in keeping with Variety.

Lawyers for each events have been according to a plan to compound each federal circumstances filed into one transferring ahead.

This week, it used to be additionally published that Baldoni’s Wayfarer Foundation is shutting down – however a explanation why used to be no longer disclosed.