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Judge Approves Review of Lively-Swift Messages in Defamation Case

6/19/2025

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Justin Baldoni has been given the green light to review Blake Lively's messages with Taylor Swift about the film "It Ends With Us." Despite Lively's claims that this was merely a PR move, the judge deemed the messages crucial to her allegations of harassment and retaliation. This follows Lively's lawsuit against Baldoni for alleged online defamation related to her complaints about the film's production.

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Justin Baldoni has been given the green light to review Blake Lively's messages with Taylor Swift about the film "It Ends With Us." Despite Lively's claims that this was merely a PR move, the judge deemed the messages crucial to her allegations of harassment and retaliation. This follows Lively's lawsuit against Baldoni for alleged online defamation related to her complaints about the film's production.