Taylor Swift was involved in the lawsuit that Justin Baldoni filed against Blake Lively. Swift and Ryan Reynolds allegedly coerced Baldoni into utilizing Lively's reworking of a crucial "It Ends With Us" scene.
Taylor Swift has been implicated in the legal battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively. Swift and Reynolds allegedly coerced Baldoni into allowing Lively more creative control over their movie It Ends With Us, according to the $400 million lawsuit Baldoni filed against Lively, Ryan Reynolds, the actress' publicist Leslie Sloan, and the couple's PR company Vision PR, as quoted in a report.
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Everything revolves around the crucial rooftop scene in the movie, which Lively openly acknowledged Reynolds wrote. Baldoni claimed in the 179-page lawsuit that Lively approached him and asked if he could "take a pass" on writing the scene.
The lawsuit, filed on January 16, said Lively boasted that she had even written for her husband's films.
According to reports, Lively's draft was "dramatically different" from Baldoni's. (He starred as Ryle, Lively's romantic interest, and directed the movie.) Baldoni was hesitant about many of the changes, but thanked Lively for her passion and diplomatically told her that the scene would likely end up being somewhere between the original version and Lively’s version, according to the complaint.
After allegedly going silent for several days, Lively invited Baldoni to her penthouse in New York. Reynolds reportedly greeted him when he arrived and then burst into ecstatic applause for Lively's rendition of the scene. Swift reportedly showed up out of the blue at the conclusion of their meeting.
Hours later, a well-known and renowned close friend of Reynolds and Lively entered the room and similarly started complimenting Lively's script, according to the lawsuit. Swift is referred to as "Taylor" in texts between Lively and Baldoni following the meeting, despite the fact that Swift was not initially mentioned.
This lawsuit claims that Baldoni felt "obliged" to "comply with Lively's direction for the script."
In a text exchange from April 2023, Baldoni expressed his love for Lively's work on the rooftop scene, stating that it made the scene more fun and interesting. Lively sued Baldoni and others for alleged sexual harassment, retaliation, and more in a bombshell complaint in December. Baldoni denied the allegations.
How is Taylor Swift involved in the Justin Baldoni-Blake Lively lawsuit?
Baldoni claims Taylor Swift encouraged Blake Lively's rewrite of a pivotal It Ends With Us scene, allegedly pressuring him to use Lively's version.
What does the lawsuit say about the rooftop scene?
The lawsuit centers on a dispute over the rewritten rooftop scene, with Baldoni claiming creative pressure from Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Taylor Swift.
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Everything revolves around the crucial rooftop scene in the movie, which Lively openly acknowledged Reynolds wrote. Baldoni claimed in the 179-page lawsuit that Lively approached him and asked if he could "take a pass" on writing the scene.
The lawsuit, filed on January 16, said Lively boasted that she had even written for her husband's films.
According to reports, Lively's draft was "dramatically different" from Baldoni's. (He starred as Ryle, Lively's romantic interest, and directed the movie.) Baldoni was hesitant about many of the changes, but thanked Lively for her passion and diplomatically told her that the scene would likely end up being somewhere between the original version and Lively’s version, according to the complaint.
After allegedly going silent for several days, Lively invited Baldoni to her penthouse in New York. Reynolds reportedly greeted him when he arrived and then burst into ecstatic applause for Lively's rendition of the scene. Swift reportedly showed up out of the blue at the conclusion of their meeting.
Hours later, a well-known and renowned close friend of Reynolds and Lively entered the room and similarly started complimenting Lively's script, according to the lawsuit. Swift is referred to as "Taylor" in texts between Lively and Baldoni following the meeting, despite the fact that Swift was not initially mentioned.
This lawsuit claims that Baldoni felt "obliged" to "comply with Lively's direction for the script."
In a text exchange from April 2023, Baldoni expressed his love for Lively's work on the rooftop scene, stating that it made the scene more fun and interesting. Lively sued Baldoni and others for alleged sexual harassment, retaliation, and more in a bombshell complaint in December. Baldoni denied the allegations.
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How is Taylor Swift involved in the Justin Baldoni-Blake Lively lawsuit?Baldoni claims Taylor Swift encouraged Blake Lively's rewrite of a pivotal It Ends With Us scene, allegedly pressuring him to use Lively's version.
What does the lawsuit say about the rooftop scene?
The lawsuit centers on a dispute over the rewritten rooftop scene, with Baldoni claiming creative pressure from Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Taylor Swift.
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