Among a barrage of emails, texts and depositions that were unsealed in theBlake Lively-Justin Baldonilegal case is an exchange that allegedly showsTaylor Swiftsiding with Lively against the "It Ends With Us" director.
Within the hundreds of exhibits that were unsealed Jan. 20, is an alleged December 2024 text exchange between Lively and Swift in a filing that was obtained by USA TODAY. Though the last name for Swift's contact is redacted, Lively's legal team identified the singer by name in a court filing addressing the texts in response to the contents of Baldoni's legal team's November motion for summary judgment.
In the exhibit, previously filed by Baldoni's team, on Dec. 5, 2024, Swift appeared to send Livelya screenshot of People magazine's reportingon Baldoni speaking out on "trauma" from a prior relationship, along with the message: "I think this b---- knows something is coming because he's gotten out his tiny violin."
On Dec. 21,The New York Times reportedLively was the victim of a retaliatory smear campaign after shecomplained of sexual harassmentby Baldoni and producer Jamey Heath. That day, herformal complaint to California's Civil Rights Departmentalso became public.
Lively seems to respond, "[It] rings different when he doesn't end the story by saying 'Did I always listen when they said no? No.' Like he did with me. But that must not [have] tested well in the focus group."
The conversation – taking place in the days leading up toSwift's final Eras Tour show– appeared to start with Lively checking in with Swift, asking "is everything OK?" as she "felt like a bad friend lately." Swift seems to respond that Lively was "not wrong" to feel things were off. "I feel distanced from you even more than we are geographically," Swift's alleged message says, because Lively's recent communications "felt like I was reading a mass corporate email sent to 200 employees."
"You don't need to apologize. Just come back please 🙏," Swift's message said.
In a separate exchange weeks later, Swift sends a link to a report of Baldoni being dropped by his agency and tells Lively, "You won. You did it. And you ... helped so many people who won't have to go through this again."
USA TODAY has reached out to Swift's team for comment.
Since her days on "Gossip Girl," Blake Lively has been both an acting and a fashion darling. In celebration of Lively's 38th birthday, scroll through to see her achievements and most iconic looks, starting with Lively's appearance at the Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner in New York City on June 9, 2025." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, Ken Kwapis, Amber Tamblyn and Blake Lively arrive at the premiere of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" at The Grauman's Chinese Theatre on May 31, 2005, in Hollywood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
From left, Ed Westwick, Leighton Meester, Blake Lively, Nicole Fiscella, Taylor Momsen, Chace Crawford and Matthew Settle attend the CW Network Upfront at Madison Square Garden on May 17, 2006, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively arrives at the Hollywood Life magazine's 6th annual Breakthrough Awards held at Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre on Dec. 10, 2006, in Hollywood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively attends the launch party for CW Network's "Gossip Girls" at Tenjune on Sept. 18, 2007, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively and Leighton Meester appear onstage during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios on Oct. 1, 2007, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively leaves the Valentino fashion show during Paris Fashion Week (Haute Couture) Spring-Summer 2008 on Jan. 23, 2008, in Paris." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2008, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn attend the world premiere of "The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2" presented by Warner Bros. Pictures at the Ziegfeld Theatre on July 28, 2008, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively and Ernie Lively, Blake's father, arrive at the InStyle/Warner Bros. after party for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Oasis Court at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 11, 2009, in Beverly Hills, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
From left, Keanu Reeves, Blake Lively, Rebecca Miller, Robin Wright Penn and Zoe Kazan attend the premiere for "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" as part of the 59th Berlin Film Festival at the Berlinal Palast on Feb. 9, 2009, in Berlin." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively arrives at "The Town" Premiere held at Roy Thomson Hall during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 11, 2010, in Toronto." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively and designer Karl Lagerfeld pose on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in New York on May 2, 2011." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively arrives to attend the Museum of Modern Art's fourth annual Film Benefit in New York on Nov. 15, 2011." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
For the 2013 Met Gala in May, she chose another Gucci gown to meet the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" theme." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
For the 2014 Met Gala, themed "Charles James: Beyond Fashion," Lively wore an iridescent Gucci gown." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively went back to a haltered Gucci for the "Grace of Monaco" Cannes Film Festival premiere in May 2014." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
She wowed in Chanel Couture for the "Mr. Turner" premiere at Cannes in May 2014." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively went with Gucci again for the Captives premiere during the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival in May 2014." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively had a great red carpet run while promoting "The Age of Adaline," especially with this red Monique Lhuillier for the NYC premiere on April 19, 2015." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively went with a silver Ralph & Russo dress for the State Dinner in honor of Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House in March 2016." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
For the 2016 Met Gala, she chose a chiffon Burberry gown with laser-cut floral detailing on the back." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively went blue and asymmetrical in Atelier Versace at the premiere of Steven Spielberg's film "BFG" in May 2016 during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Corey Stoll, Blake Lively, Woody Allen, Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg and Pierre Lescure attend the "Cafe Society" premiere and the Opening Night Gala during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 11, 2016, in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively attends the "Slack Bay (Ma Loute)" premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 13, 2016, in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
For the world premiere of "The Shallows" in June 2016, the star chose a bustier-topped Carolina Herrera dress." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
She shined in a gilded, form-fitting Atelier Versace gown, accented by cobalt and cyan feathers at the 2017 Met Gala in May." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively debuted this instantly iconic princess look, designed by Versace, at the 2018 Met Gala in May." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively (L) and American actress Anna Kendrick pose on the red carpet upon arrival for the UK premiere of the film "A Simple Favour" in central London on Sept. 17, 2018." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively revealed her third pregnancy in a canary-yellow dress on the carpet for "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu" in May 2019." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Here is Lively in pastel blue with the fashion icon, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, at the Michael Kors runway show in February 2022. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Another February 2022 fashion moment for Lively as she wore a pastel gown for the premiere of "The Adam Project." " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively's most incredible fashion moment took place on the Met Gala steps in May 2022. The actress showed off a color-changing gown to represent the Statue of Liberty for the gala's theme "In America: An Anthology of Fashion." " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tah-dah! Here is the moment she unveiled the teal portion of her dress as the onlookers were fixed on the transformation. She and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, were co-chairs of the star-studded event. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively and Gigi Hadid attend the "Deadpool & Wolverine" New York Premiere on July 22, 2024, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively attends the "It Ends With Us" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Aug. 6, 2024, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively attends the 13th annual Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles on Nov. 2, 2024." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively and Michele Marrone attend the world premiere of "Another Simple Favor" during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at The Paramount Theatre on March 7, 2025, in Austin, Texas." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Donning an elegant, off-the-shoulder red gown, Lively attends the TIME100 gala in New York City on April 24, 2025." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively, left, poses on the TIME100 gala red carpet alongside husband Ryan Reynolds, center, and Lively's mother, Elaine Lively." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively, Paul Feig and Anna Kendrick attend "Another Simple Favor" New York Screening at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 27, 2025, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Lively channels summer chic in a knitted, floral-patterned dress and accompanying denim jacket for the Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner in New York City on June 9, 2025." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Happy birthday Blake Lively! Revisit the 'Gossip Girl' star's career and best looks
Since her days on "Gossip Girl,"Blake Livelyhas been both an acting and a fashion darling.In celebration of Lively's 38th birthday, scroll through to see her achievements and most iconic looks, starting with Lively's appearance at the Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner in New York City on June 9, 2025.
Also among the unsealed exhibits are depositions from costars Jenny Slate and Isabela Ferrer, as well as communications from "It Ends With Us" author Colleen Hoover.
"As we head to trial, only Ms. Lively's claims against the defendants remain," Lively's lawyer Sigrid McCawley said in a Jan. 20 statement. "The newly unsealed evidence contains never-before seen testimony, messages, and evidence from numerous eyewitnesses backing the claims in Ms. Lively's lawsuit. The evidence includes Ms. Lively's own testimony describing the harassment she faced, as well as new evidence from numerous women describing their own disturbing experiences.
"The newly unsealed evidence shows the concerns of Ms. Lively and others were documented in real-time as early as Spring 2023, and Wayfarer understood them as 'sexual harassment' concerns. The evidence also documents how Wayfarer refused to investigate, but instead attempted to 'bury' Ms. Lively and others who spoke up through retaliation."
Taylor Swift's team previously distanced her fromBlake Lively,Justin Baldoni's legal drama
In a previous statementto USA TODAY regarding the possibility of Swift being subpoenaed in the case, the singer's spokesperson said, "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."
"Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie," the statement continued. "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 2024headlining the biggest tourin history."
In October,the judge entered final judgmentin the $400 millioncountersuit casefrom Baldoni, Heath, Wayfarer Studios, cofounder Steve Sarowitz, crisis PR specialist Melissa Nathan and publicist Jennifer Abel, effectively terminating their Jan. 16 legal action against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and The New York Times. The parties have the right to appeal.
The trial, which has been postponed,is due to begin on May 18.
Contributing: Bryan West, USA TODAY Network
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Taylor Swift's texts with Blake Lively unsealed in Justin Baldoni case
