To Protective Order Over Private Messages Bethaeen The Actress and Swift was denied
Text Messages Beteween Blake Lively and Taylor Swift About the Working Environment on the set of It ends with us Must be Turned over to Justin Baldoni, to Judge Has Ruled.
“Given That Lively Has Representated That Swift Had Knowledge of Complaints or Discussioni About the Working Environment on the Film, Among Other Issues, The Requests for Message With Swift Regarding The Film and This Action Are Reasonably Tailored to Discovery This Test of Test Or. Disprove Lively's Harassment and Retaliation Claims, “Us District Judge Lewis Liman Wrote in Wednesday's Ruling.
Reps for Baldoni, Lively, and Swift Did Not Immediately Respond to a Request for Comment.
In May, Baldoni's Legal Team Withdrew His Subpoena Against Swift As Part of Their Ongoing Legal Battle Against Lively. The Following Month, Lively's Lawyers Filed A Protective Order Over “The Wayfarer Parties' Continuing Deands For Ms. Lively's Communications with Taylor Swift.”
Just Days Before, Baldoni was dealt a Major Blow After Judge Liman Dismissed Baldoni's $ 400 Million Lawinst Against The Actress, Her Husband Ryan Reynolds, and Publicist Leslie Sloane, AS Well As Threw Out to separate $ 250 Million Lawsuit Against The New York Times. (In december, The New York Times Published a Story with Lively's Sexual Harassment and Smear Campaign Allegations Against Baldoni, Which Preceded Lively's Lawinstit Against Baldoni.)
A Lively Spokesperson Previous Told Variety: “The ongoing altram to honor again try and use the world's biggest star as a pr tactic in this matter reflects a public unraveling of epic proportions and serves only to dystract from the fact that justin baldoni's lawsuits against ms. levely, Ryan Reynolds, theyir. Publicist, and the New York Times Have Been Entirely Dismissed. ”
However, The Judge Wrote On Wednesday that Despite Lively's Allegation That The Wayfarer Parties Are Demanding Communications with Swift in Order to prop up a Public Relations Narrative, “This Concen Does Not Justify Denying The Wayfarer Parties Relevant Discovery.
