• Blake Lively threatened Taylor Swift with blackmailing a friend by leaking private texts to force her support in the legal feud with Justin Baldoni.
• Lively’s legal team is accused of using extortion tactics, essentially blackmailing a friend, to manipulate Swift’s public stance.
• Taylor Swift is deeply upset and has distanced herself from Lively amid the escalating lawsuit involving tactics resembling blackmailing a friend.

Blake Lively reportedly told Taylor Swift to back her up in public. If not, she would leak private messages, leveraging tactics that could be seen as blackmailing a friend. These texts could include over ten years of personal conversations. Sources say the messages cover relationships, private thoughts, and secrets between the two stars.

This shocking claim came from Justin Baldoni’s legal team. They included it in a court letter filed to fight Lively’s attempt to block a subpoena for Swift. The legal team believes Swift’s texts with Lively could prove an attempt to pressure a witness. They want the court to allow access to the messages for that reason.

Baldoni’s lawyers accuse Lively of pressuring Swift

Attorney Bryan Freedman leads Baldoni’s legal team. He argued that Lively tried to get Swift to delete texts and issue a public statement. Swift’s message would have supported Lively’s side in her ongoing feud with Baldoni.

Freedman also said that Lively’s attorney reached out to Swift’s legal team. He demanded that Swift release a public statement. If she didn’t, Lively would leak personal messages, engaging in actions akin to blackmailing a friend. Swift’s team fired back in writing and called the threat “extortionate.”

Baldoni’s team believes these communications are crucial. They claim Lively tried to manipulate Swift, who may be a key witness. This is why the lawyers want Swift’s texts through a subpoena. They believe those texts show an attempt to tamper with evidence and influence testimony.

Lively and Swift’s friendship fell apart during the lawsuit

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively used to be close friends. They supported each other in public and appeared together often. But that changed during the lawsuit between Lively and Baldoni. Their friendship has gone quiet. Swift seems to have stepped back from Lively in recent months.

Reports say Swift has removed Lively from her inner circle. Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, also unfollowed Ryan Reynolds on Instagram. Reynolds, Lively’s husband, is also caught up in the case. Baldoni accused both Lively and Reynolds of defamation over the troubled movie It Ends With Us.

Lively used Swift and Reynolds as “dragons” in fight

The court documents include shocking details. Baldoni says Lively called Swift and Reynolds “my dragons.” She allegedly used their fame to intimidate Baldoni. This happened during conflicts over the filming and promotion of It Ends With Us.

The film faced many issues during production. Baldoni accused Lively of acting hostile and making odd demands. One time, she forced Baldoni and his family to sit in a basement during the movie premiere. She refused to be in the same room with him.

Lively claimed Baldoni made her uncomfortable during filming

Lively said Baldoni acted inappropriately during a dancing scene. She claimed he nuzzled her neck and said, “you smell so good.” She told others the mics were off, so no one could prove it. But DailyMail.com got the raw footage and released it.

The video showed that the mics were on. It also showed that Baldoni actually commented on her fake tan, not her body. This raised doubts about Lively’s version of events.

Other celebrities could face subpoenas next

As the case grows, more celebrities may get dragged in. Baldoni’s lawyers are looking at Ryan Reynolds’ messages. They may also seek texts from Hugh Jackman, another friend of Swift and Reynolds. Sources say Jackman could be questioned soon.

Publicist Stephanie Jones already received a subpoena. Baldoni’s team believes she handed over texts that Lively used in her claims. Those texts came from a phone that belonged to Baldoni’s publicist.

Jones said she turned over the phone only after receiving a subpoena. But Baldoni’s team says the subpoena came from a “sham” lawsuit. That case was filed by Lively’s company, Vanzan, and later dropped.

Lawyers call Vanzan’s lawsuit a legal trick

Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, slammed the Vanzan case. He said the lawsuit had no real legal basis. He believes Lively used it to get subpoena power without court oversight and called it a trick and an abuse of the legal process.

Freedman said Lively and Reynolds had no reason to file the case. They knew their company had no link to the lawsuit. He also said they denied Baldoni’s team the chance to challenge the subpoena.

Taylor Swift feels shocked, hurt, and betrayed

Taylor Swift didn’t expect to get pulled into this mess. Sources say she feels deeply hurt. She supported Lively for years, but now she feels used by the blackmailing of a friend. She didn’t want to be part of the legal fight and tried to stay out of it.

Despite the drama, Swift made a public appearance in Philadelphia for Mother’s Day. She had lunch with Travis Kelce and their moms. But behind the scenes, insiders say she’s “completely floored.” She never imagined her private messages would become a legal weapon in the saga of blackmailing a friend.

Swift hasn’t been seen with Lively in months. Their friendship may be over, partly due to blackmailing a friend. It’s a sad turn for two women who once shared everything.