Will Taylor Swift Testify in Blake Vigorous & Justin Baldoni Trial?

With Blake Vigorous and Justin Baldoni’s trial of the century quick approaching, there was one query on Swifties’ minds: Will Taylor Swift testify? Effectively, after months of studies over her shocking affiliation to the case, followers might lastly have their reply.

Will Taylor Swift testify in Blake Vigorous and Justin Baldoni’s trial?

Vigorous’s lawyer, Mike Gottlieb, instructed to Individuals in Might 2025 that it’s unlikely Swift—or different celebrities related to the case like Hugh Jackman—will probably be referred to as to testify as a result of the trial, in the end, is about what occurred between Vigorous and Baldoni.

“It’s utterly unclear what claims or defenses within the case any of those celebrities… have any relevance to in any respect,” he stated. “This can be a case about what occurred to Blake Vigorous when she raised claims of sexual harassment on the set. It’s not a case about how songs had been chosen for the film. It’s not a case about fictional Marvel characters in Deadpool motion pictures.”

He continued, “It’s a must to ask the query, then, why are these folks being subpoenaed? Have they got any precise relevance to the case at hand? You possibly can’t simply go round subpoenaing folks as a result of they’re well-known and also you assume it is going to generate a bunch of headlines. And the federal courts don’t tolerate that form of habits.”

Whereas it’s unlikely that Swift and Jackman will testify, Gottlieb confirmed that each Vigorous will take the stand. “Sure,” Gottlieb stated when requested if Vigorous will testify. “The last word second for a plaintiff’s story to be informed is at trial. We anticipate that to be the case right here [with Lively]. So we might, after all, anticipate her to be a witness at her trial. In fact she’s going to testify.”

As for Vigorous’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, who co-starred with Jackman in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine and wrote a scene for It Ends With Us, Gottlieb was uncertain if he would testify. Reynolds is at the moment named as a defendant in Baldoni’s countersuit, although Vigorous’s crew is working to get these claims dismissed.

Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, pushed again in opposition to Gottlieb suggesting that Swift and Reynolds shouldn’t testify. “Though clearly uncomfortable for the Vigorous events, the reality shouldn’t be a distraction. The reality has been clearly proven by means of unedited receipts, paperwork and actual life footage. Extra to return,” Freedman informed Individuals. “Blake was the one who introduced her high-profile associates into this example with out concern for their very own private or public backlash. As the reality reveals, she used her Dragons to govern Justin at each flip.”

He continued of Reynolds, “Ryan’s involvement may be very nicely documented and we proceed to find extra intentional misconduct. Was Disney truly complicit in Ryan utilizing shareholder revenues to additional a private grudge? I might be shocked to study that the sort of company waste wouldn’t result in rather more publicity for these which were complicit in affecting shareholder income.”

The replace as to if Swift would testify comes months after TMZ reported that Swift felt utilized by Vigorous in her authorized battle along with her It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni. In accordance with court docket paperwork, Vigorous , Reynolds, and Baldoni met at Vigorous and Reynolds’ New York Metropolis penthouse whereas filming It Ends With Us in 2023 to debate a scene that Vigorous had rewritten. In accordance Baldoni’s lawsuit, Swift arrived in the course of the assembly and “started praising Vigorous’s script.” The lawsuit continued, “Baldoni understood the subtext: he wanted to adjust to Vigorous’s path for the script.”

In accordance with TMZ, Swift was unaware that anybody can be at Vigorous and Reynolds’ house and solely arrived when Vigorous informed her to. The supply claimed that Baldoni was nearly to go away the two-hour assembly when Swift arrived. Per the insider, Swift launched herself to Baldoni for the primary and solely time. The supply additionally alleged that each one Swift informed Baldoni was how excited she was to see It Ends With Us as a result of he was her pal’s director.

One other insider informed TMZ that Swift believes Vigorous timed her assembly with Baldoni so she would arrive earlier than he left. The supply additionally reported that Swift was confused by Vigorous referring to her as her “dragon.” “It’s bizarre to say that a few pal,” the insider stated. TMZ additionally claimed that Swift lately discovered that Vigorous has been leveraging her title for some time and informed a younger actress that Swift “forged her” in a venture, which didn’t occur.

A supply informed Individuals in April 2025 that Swift and Vigorous’s relationship is on the mend, which can clarify why Vigorous’s authorized crew is making an attempt to keep away from having Swift testify.

“Blake knew she and Taylor would come again from this in some unspecified time in the future and that their friendship wasn’t performed for good,” a supply informed the journal on the time. “Taylor was actually damage by this example, so she’s relieved they had been capable of get well from this and put all of it behind them as a result of it wasn’t one thing she took frivolously.”