The judge overseeing the 'It Ends With Us' legal battle removed filings in the case relating to allegations that Lively's legal team threatened to release private text messages involving Swift.

Even the judge in the It Ends With Us feud is like, “Please, leave Taylor Swift out of this.” Justin Baldoni and his Wayfarer production team have been trying to drag Swift into the legal drama from the beginning,

Following Swift’s spokesperson addressing the pop star reportedly being subpoenaed in Lively and Baldoni’s legal back-and-forth, Freedman filed a letter with Judge Lewis J. Liman — who is presiding over the trial set for March 9, 2026, in New York.