{"id":332822,"date":"2026-01-21T11:52:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/taylor-swift-will-be-called-as-hostile-witness-in-lively-vs-baldoni"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:52:05","slug":"taylor-swift-will-be-called-as-hostile-witness-in-lively-vs-baldoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/taylor-swift-will-be-called-as-hostile-witness-in-lively-vs-baldoni","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Will Be Known as as Hostile Witness in Vigorous vs. Baldoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Lively vs. Baldoni<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Taylor Swift Will Be Called as Hostile Witness in Trial<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-21T08:41:49-08:00\"><br \/>\n               January 21, 2026<br \/>\n              8:41 AM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-1713ff1cbd3073aadc3b89c6a0dac9d7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260121_6db709ceca66438b8c90f9d39398ee20\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:46a05360-f475-408f-aca3-a5768e73f158\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Baldoni\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6d\/4by3\/2026\/01\/21\/6db709ceca66438b8c90f9d39398ee20_md.jpg\" alt=\"blake lively justin baldoni taylor swift court main getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1713ff1cbd3073aadc3b89c6a0dac9d7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f86ea1f80d8db0996999ff11ad9dd9fa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/taylor-swift\/\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> may have dodged depositions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/blake-lively\/\"><strong>Blake Lively<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s lawsuit against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/justin-baldoni\/\"><strong>Justin Baldoni<\/strong><\/a>, but she will 100% be called as a witness by Baldoni if the case goes to trial &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f86ea1f80d8db0996999ff11ad9dd9fa--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c68d8910886f17a89185e8bb0446def3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sources with direct knowledge told us &#8230; given the now-clear involvement of Taylor Swift in the raging dispute between Baldoni and Lively, the singer will be called to the stand to download the jury.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c68d8910886f17a89185e8bb0446def3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-720ea3c57b27b9fdbafd6c6b93bc98bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250206_97249023874a4727890cfdc52c8cc19c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:46a05360-f475-408f-aca3-a5768e73f158\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/97\/4by3\/2025\/02\/06\/97249023874a4727890cfdc52c8cc19c_md.jpg\" alt=\"taylor swift blake lively getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-720ea3c57b27b9fdbafd6c6b93bc98bf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a7e9d08b33608f56f5533426954fb5d7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>What&#8217;s more &#8230; we&#8217;re told Baldoni will call Swift as a hostile witness. Translation: Taylor clearly had a bias against Baldoni, so his lawyer, <strong>Bryan Freedman<\/strong>, can really put her on the hot seat by asking leading questions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a7e9d08b33608f56f5533426954fb5d7--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a531379783a14208fd0bf799ca44b243\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ broke the story &#8230; new documents in the case show Swift was deeply involved in the dispute between Baldoni and Lively, clearly siding with Blake. It seems undeniable that the story Taylor&#8217;s team was putting out &#8212; that she had no involvement and was actually ambushed during a NYC penthouse showdown between Lively and Baldoni &#8212; is B.S.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a531379783a14208fd0bf799ca44b243--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-34d2f824fe7605b8488fff35b600d763\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250110_400f0effea7c4a96a9d43ea148ee0bf1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:46a05360-f475-408f-aca3-a5768e73f158\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/40\/4by3\/2025\/01\/10\/400f0effea7c4a96a9d43ea148ee0bf1_md.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Baldoni blake lively it ends with us\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-34d2f824fe7605b8488fff35b600d763--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2e8dee451cc8b159f97477663e81dc67\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Taylor at one point texted Blake, &#8220;If Justin was strategic, he would be like no Taylor Swift in the trailer because that gives you more power over the film, that&#8217;s your ally not his.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2e8dee451cc8b159f97477663e81dc67--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-231e8e8dbc1617e21f9a43284d68fddd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Lively said in her deposition, &#8220;I sent Taylor the script on her way to my apartment because Justin was still there, and I asked her to read them &#8230;&#8221; Taylor responded in text, &#8220;I&#8217;ll do anything for you!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-231e8e8dbc1617e21f9a43284d68fddd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-97a3f9d79b04fee68e9f588bb1659f2d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250206_ddaf27a48b254a4aab8a212053f13c22\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:46a05360-f475-408f-aca3-a5768e73f158\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/dd\/4by3\/2025\/02\/06\/ddaf27a48b254a4aab8a212053f13c22_md.jpg\" alt=\"taylor swift blake lively getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-97a3f9d79b04fee68e9f588bb1659f2d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f0cdd0319bc6643510c2bb0d122477da\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In early December 2024, on the heels of the now-famous New York Times expos\u00e9, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/20\/taylor-swift-text-messages-to-blake-lively-about-justin-baldoni\/\"><strong>Taylor texted<\/strong><\/a>, &#8220;I think this bitch knows something is coming because he&#8217;s gotten out his tiny violin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f0cdd0319bc6643510c2bb0d122477da--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0cb6598d6b0a2b62d42aa9f23207d5d7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The trial is set for May.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0cb6598d6b0a2b62d42aa9f23207d5d7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-218b6e094ea9a2fecd8c8b4ae359b340\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><em>Stay tuned<\/em> &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-218b6e094ea9a2fecd8c8b4ae359b340--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/21\/taylor-swift-hostile-witness-blake-lively-justin-baldoni\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lively vs. Baldoni Taylor Swift Will Be Called as Hostile Witness in Trial Published January 21, 2026 8:41 AM PST Taylor Swift may have dodged [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":332825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[109,10966,106,3528,1314,104,465,419,460,1250,10965],"class_list":["post-332822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-baldoni","tag-baldoni-taylor","tag-blake","tag-bryan-freedman","tag-energy","tag-justin-baldoni","tag-lawyer","tag-new-york","tag-singer","tag-taylor-swift","tag-vigorous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332822"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":332824,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332822\/revisions\/332824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}