Kaylah Walton
In December of the previous year, Blake Lively officially lodged a sexual harassment complaint against her co-star and director Justin Baldoni in connection with her film “It Ends With Us.”
Justin firmly refutes the claims and has countersued her for defamation and extortion, seeking $400 million from her, her husband, publicist Leslie Sloane, and her PR agency, Vision PR.
Amid this legal turmoil, the 37-year-old actress was seen adopting a relaxed style.
She wore jeans, a purple sleeveless top, and a Louis Vuitton handbag, accompanied by Nike sneakers, showcasing a natural look with minimal makeup and loose hair.
According to Mike Gottlieb, Lively’s legal representative, Blake has expressed her readiness to testify under oath.
Additionally, musician Taylor Swift has been drawn into the situation, being asked to serve as a witness. However, her legal team contends that her involvement pertains solely to the use of her song “My Tears Ricochet” from the 2020 album Folklore, which is unrelated to the film’s content.
Gottlieb emphasized that the case centers on Blake’s experience of reporting harassment on set and not on song selections or fictional characters from the *Deadpool* franchise, alluding to Ryan Reynolds, Lively’s husband, whose involvement in the case remains uncertain despite him being named in Baldoni’s countersuit.
Swift’s Legal Team Frustrated
A spokesperson for the acclaimed artist expressed to DailyMail.com that “Taylor Swift never visited the film’s set, did not partake in casting or creative choices, nor did she compose its soundtrack.” The representative emphasized that Taylor is currently focused on “the biggest tour in history.”
They argue that her fame is being exploited to lend weight to this legal matter and stressed that Taylor merely “licensed a song for the film, just as 19 other artists did…This is a significant legal issue, not a circus,” the representative stated.
