Texts show Taylor Swift supported Blake Lively in her lawsuit against director Justin Baldoni, who alleges harassment and retaliation on the set of "It Ends With Us."

Text messages between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have been unsealed in court documents related to Lively’s 2024 lawsuit against director Justin Baldoni, who alleges sexual harassment and retaliation on the set of "It Ends With Us". The exchanges, revealed ahead of a January 22 hearing, show Swift expressing strong support for Lively, calling her “epically heroic,” and discussing a pending New York Times article about the film. Swift’s representatives deny any involvement in production beyond contributing her song “My Tears Ricochet” to the soundtrack. Baldoni’s countersuit claims Lively and Swift used their friendship to pressure him, but the court documents do not confirm those allegations. The texts are part of a broader legal battle involving claims of defamation, retaliation, and media manipulation, with the New York Times defending its reporting as thorough and accurate.