
Taylor Swift subpoenaed in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal dispute, rep says
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Music superstar Taylor Swift has been subpoenaed in the ongoing legal dispute between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over allegations surrounding the making of their 2024 film "It Ends with Us."
A spokesperson for Swift confirmed the subpoena in a statement to CBS News Friday, saying that it "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, 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 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history," the spokesperson said in a statement. "The connection Taylor had to this film was permitting the use of one song, 'My Tears Ricochet.'"

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