Since finishing her record-breaking Eras Tour at the end of last year, Taylor Swift has been keeping a low profile. However, after being dragged into the mammoth legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the star has broken her silence – with her team sharing that any mention of her name is nothing more than ‘tabloid clickbait.’

Over the weekend, Taylor’s team issued a frustrated statement over the ‘Karma’ singer’s alleged involvement in the legal drama between Baldoni, 41, and Lively, 37. The 35-year-old Grammy winner was summoned to US court after it was said that she had encouraged Justin to accept script rewrites by Blake for It Ends With Us – the film which is now at the centre of a sexual harassment case. Taylor was subpoenaed by Justin’s team as a witness to the feud between Lively and himself.

Blake – who starred as Lily Bloom in the adaptation of Coleen Hoover’s bestselling novel It Ends With Us – first filed to sue her former director and co-star back in December 2024. She accused Justin – who starred as Lily’s partner Ryle – of sexual harassment and a subsequent smear campaign. Weeks later, Justin responded by counter-suing both Blake and her husband, Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds, on claims of civil extortion, defamation, and invasion of privacy. The matter is expected to go to trial in March 2026, however a judge claimed earlier this year that the court date could be moved forward.

Indeed, Blake’s friendship with Taylor is clear as day. The singer has name-dropped the Lively-Reynolds children in her songs, they’ve stepped out together at multiple events (including the Super Bowl), and the A-list couple have enjoyed several public double-dates with Taylor and her NFL boyfriend, Travis Kelce.

It’s this close friendship that has seen Taylor dragged into the It Ends With Us fallout. It’s worth noting that Travis, 35, hit headlines in recent weeks for unfollowing Ryan, 48, on Instagram, with insiders suggesting the move is an attempt to distance himself from the legal drama.

Tensions first rose between Justin and the Gossip Girl alum when he arrived at Blake’s NYC home for a meeting about scene re-writes back in 2023 – only to find her accompanied by her ‘dragons,’ husband Ryan and Eras tour megastar Taylor.

Justin later alleged that texts were sent to him from Blake following their meeting, reading, ‘If you ever get around to watching Game of Thrones, you’ll appreciate that I’m Khaleesi, and like her, I happen to have a few dragons. For better or worse, but usually better. Because my dragons also protect those I fight for.’ It’s been reported that these dragons referred to Ryan and Taylor.

Justin alleges he then responded positively to Blake’s text, writing, ‘I really love what you did [with the re-writes.] It really does help a lot. Makes it so much more fun and interesting. (And I would have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor.) You really are a talent across the board.’

It is also reported that Taylor was involved in the casting of Isabela Ferrer in the film, who stars as a younger version of Blake’s character, Lily Bloom. Speaking at the New York premiere of It Ends with Us, 24-year-old Isabela shared, ‘She [Taylor Swift] was a helpful part of the audition, which I found out later when I got it, and that rocked my world.’

Representatives for Taylor have now addressed the situation, saying Taylor ‘was not involved in any casting or creative decisions’ and ‘never saw an edit or made any notes on the film.’

Shutting down rumours of the star having any input in It Ends With Us, they shared, ‘Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film, she did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its public release, and was travelling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history.

Insisting the only involvement the award-winning singer had in the film was ‘permitting the use of one song, My Tears Ricochet,’ her spokesperson added, ‘Given that her involvement was licensing a song for the film, which 19 other artists also did, this 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.’

Blake’s legal team have also released their own statement after news of Taylor’s potential involvement in the It Ends With Us drama arose. Her team were quoted as saying that Baldoni and his legal team ‘continue to turn a case of sexual harassment and retaliation into entertainment for the tabloids.’

‘This is a very serious matter, not Barnum & Bailey’s Circus,’ the spokesperson shared. ‘The defendants continue to publicly intimidate, bully, shame and attack women’s rights and reputations.’

As of yet, Justin has not addressed comments from Taylor’s legal team. However, the director broke his months-long social media silence last week to post a Mother’s Day post. The Jane the Virgin actor – who had not posted since December 10th, 2024, which saw him promote It Ends With Us – shared a snap of himself with his wife Emily, his mother Sharon, and his children Maiya, nine, and Maxwell, seven, writing, ‘My mom gave us faith. My wife is the definition of it. Our children are growing up in the fortress of that love. Happy Mother’s Day to all.’