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In a surprising twist, Taylor Swift’s dad, Scott Swift, has reportedly been named as the person who gave inside information about Blake Lively during a legal dispute—information that included claims Blake threatened to leak private text messages between her and Taylor. According to the Daily Mail, Scott supposedly shared this with actor Justin Baldoni’s legal team, possibly to help keep Taylor out of the legal mess and avoid her being officially dragged into it.
An anonymous source told the outlet that Scott didn’t want his daughter involved any further. So, he offered up the details in exchange for Baldoni’s team agreeing to cancel a subpoena that would’ve forced Taylor to participate in the case.
Here’s the backstory: Justin Baldoni, who co-stars with Blake Lively in the upcoming movie It Ends With Us, is currently in a legal battle with her. As part of that fight, Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, claimed that Blake’s lawyer, Michael Gottlieb, contacted Taylor Swift’s legal team with a serious request: issue a public statement backing Blake. If Taylor didn’t, they allegedly warned that private texts between her and Blake could be leaked.
Freedman also claimed that Blake wanted Taylor to delete the messages they had exchanged. These explosive accusations were backed up in a legal affidavit, which said someone close to Taylor had revealed this information in a one-hour phone call. At first, this person wasn’t named, but now, it’s being reported that it was Scott Swift.
Of course, Blake Lively’s attorney has denied all of this, calling the claims completely false and based on anonymous, untrustworthy sources. Still, other insiders told the Daily Mail that Blake’s team may have tried to pressure Taylor using personal info as leverage.
Meanwhile, fans noticed something odd online, Taylor’s boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, reportedly unfollowed Ryan Reynolds (Blake’s husband) on Instagram, sparking rumors that this drama might be creating tension between their social circles.
Taylor, for her part, has stayed out of the spotlight on this issue. Her rep made it clear she had absolutely nothing to do with the It Ends With Us movie—she wasn’t on set, didn’t help choose the cast, didn’t score the film, didn’t see any early cuts, and only watched it weeks after its release.
Eventually, Justin Baldoni’s team dropped the subpoena aimed at Taylor. Sources suggest that Scott Swift voluntarily offering the info played a big role in that decision, making her formal involvement no longer necessary.
In short, while Taylor’s name has been swirling around in this Hollywood drama, she appears to have taken no active part—and it might have been her father stepping in behind the scenes to protect her from getting pulled in deeper.