The lawyers for Taylor Swift have reacted to comments that the singing sensation has agreed to appear for deposition in the Baldini-Lively case
Taylor Swift’s lawyers have spoken out after claims the singer had consented to being involved in a deposition in the bitter legal feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Claims from Baldoni’s camp had said that the singer had consented to a sit down.
However, the Shake It Off songstress’ lawyer has denied this is the case. Instead, they have said she had not agreed to sit for a deposition in the drama.
As Baldoni’s attorneys asked for a discovery schedule extension on Thursday, they said that Swift “has agreed to appear for deposition” but cannot do so earlier than October 20. They alleged this was due to “preexisting professional obligations”.
It’s thought that these obligations were surrounding the huge release of her latest album, The Life Of A Showgirl, which will be released on October 3.
Now, in a denial, Swift’s attorney Douglas Baldridge has filed that this is false reporting. He said: “My client did not agree to a deposition, but if she is forced into a deposition, we advised (after first hearing about the deposition just three days ago) that her schedule would accommodate the time required during the week of October 20 if the parties were able to work out their disputes.”
It comes after Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni last year. She alleged she suffered “severe emotional distress and pain, humiliation, embarrassment, belittlement, frustration and mental anguish” as a result of his conduct during production on their movie, It Ends With Us.
He denied the claims and filed a countersuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and her publicist Leslie Sloane. His filing alleged extortion and defamation and he also filed a separate defamation action against The New York Times.
The tension between Blake and Taylor blew up after the singer’s name got dragged into Blake’s arduous 2024 legal battle with her It Ends With Us co-star.
Over the months, it has been reported that Swift and Lively are currently not on speaking terms. Eagle-eye fans noticed that Lively snubbed the musician’s engagement news.
The pop legend shared their happy news in a joint social media post with her fiance, Travis Kelce. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” they said, alongside a dynamite stick emoji.
Swift, who has 280 million Instagram followers, also shared a heart on her Instagram story alongside her song So High School from the anthology version of the album The Tortured Poets Department. It’s said to have been written about her fiancé and was playing in the background.
They also queried whether a song in Swift’s new album is about the Gossip Girl actress.
On August 13, Swift shared news about her upcoming album. The new release will include a track titled Ruin the Friendship. Fans have speculated that the song could be about her relationship with Lively.
A source close to the situation told People: “Taylor and Blake aren’t speaking.”
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