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Taylor Swift No Longer Subpoenaed by Justin Baldoni in Surprise Reversal for Blake Lively Legal Dispute

Taylor Swift was sent a document subpoena earlier in May by Justin Baldoni's legal team in his legal case with the singer's longtime friend Blake Lively. Lively's rep confirmed May 22 that the subpoena was withdrawn by Baldoni's team.

A spokesperson for Lively confirmed the news on Thursday, May 22, saying in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that they are "pleased" Baldoni's legal team has "withdrawn their harassing subpoenas to Taylor Swift and her law firm." Given that her involvement was licensing a song for the film, which 19 other artists also did, this document subpoena is designed to use Taylor Swift’s name to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case," the spokesperson continued. On May 14, Baldoni's attorneys also brought forth a bombshell claim in a letter to the judge, alleging they had learned through an anonymous "source" that Lively had threatened to release private texts between her and Swift if the singer did not publicly support her.

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