Justin Baldoni is no longer seeking text messages between his “It Ends With Us” co-star Blake Lively and her friend, singer Taylor Swift.
The two actors have been legally squabbling since the film’s release late last summer with Lively accusing Baldoni of sexually harassing her during the making of the film, while Baldoni is suing Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for $400 million for defamation.
On Thursday, it appeared that Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, had withdrawn a court request to Swift for access to messages in which Lively’s lawyers allegedly demanded that the singer “release a statement of support for Ms. Lively.”
Lively’s spokesperson told People that the actor is “pleased” that Baldoni’s legal team had “withdrawn their harassing subpoenas to Taylor Swift and her law firm.”
However, Lively’s rep told People that it supported the efforts of Swift’s reps to “quash these inappropriate subpoenas” and “we will continue to stand up for any third party who is unjustly harassed or threatened in the process.”
