Blake Lively’s self-absorbed move as BFF Taylor Swift is dragged into Justin Baldoni legal war

Blake Lively shamelessly promoted her hair care line just hours after it was revealed BFF Taylor Swift was officially subpoenaed amid the actress’s ongoing Justin Baldoni lawsuit.

The Gossip Girl alum, 37 — who recently lost another A-list pal who is close to Swift — shared a clip to her Instagram stories as a hair stylist tested out $19 Glam Mousse from the brand.

The star launched the company last year around the time her movie It Ends With Us hit theaters, and consumers can purchase items at Target stores or online.

Lively chose to not address the Grammy winner’s subpoena and instead reposted the promotional reel that had been uploaded to the brand’s main account.

‘I’m obsessed with this video,’ Blake typed out as the hair stylist utilized the mousse on a model.

But also on Friday, Swift issued a blistering response as she was subpoenaed as a witness amid the publicized legal war between Lively and Justin. She had been sent a legal notice by Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman as a witness.

Blake Lively, 37, shamelessly promoted her hair care line just hours after it was revealed BFF Taylor Swift was officially subpoenaed amid the actress’s ongoing Justin Baldoni lawsuit; seen earlier this month in NYC 

But also on Friday, Swift issued a blistering response as she was subpoenaed as a witness amid the publicized legal war between Lively and Justin; the two pals seen in 2024 in Las Vegas 

Taylor’s camp is slamming the subpoena as they argue that she was not very involved in the drama on set of 2024 film It Ends With Us.  

A rep for Taylor gave a blistering response to DailyMail.com which read: ‘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 never saw an edit or made any notes on the film, she did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history.’

The rep notes that the only involvement Taylor had in the film was the use of one of her tracks titled My Tears Ricochet which was off of her 2020 album Folklore.

The statement concluded: ‘Given that her involvement was licensing a song for the film, which 19 other artists also did, this document 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.’ 

This comes one day after Blake’s attorney, Mike Gottlieb, opened up about who is set to take the stand in his client’s upcoming trial involving Baldoni. 

On Thursday, the actress’s attorney confirmed that his client is prepared to speak under oath in court.

In response to whether Lively will testify, Gottlieb confirmed she would, as expected, ‘be a witness at her trial.’

Lively chose to not address the Grammy winner’s subpoena and instead reposted the promotional reel that had been uploaded to the brand’s main account

A rep for Taylor gave a blistering response to DailyMail.com which read: ‘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’; seen in February in L.A. 

In response to whether Lively will testify, Gottlieb confirmed she would, as expected, ‘be a witness at her trial’; seen in 2024 in NYC 

‘The ultimate moment for a plaintiff’s story to be told is at trial. We expect that to be the case here [with Lively],’ he told People. ‘Of course she’s going to testify.’

Amid speculation that some of Lively’s closest friends, like Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman, may be subpoenaed, Gottlieb said ‘it’s completely unclear what claims or defenses in the case any of these celebrities… have any relevance to at all.

‘This is a case about what happened to Blake Lively when she raised claims of sexual harassment on the set. It’s not a case about how songs were chosen for the movie. It’s not a case about fictional Marvel characters in Deadpool movies,’ he explained.

Gottlieb went on to point out: ‘You have to ask the question, then, why are these people being subpoenaed? Do they have any actual relevance to the case at hand?

‘You can’t just go around subpoenaing people because they’re famous and you think it will generate a bunch of headlines. And the federal courts don’t tolerate that kind of behavior.’

At this time, he explained it is uncertain if Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, will testify as he is currently named as a defendant in Baldoni’s countersuit.

Lively’s team is working to get those claims dismissed.

Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman hit back at Gottlieb’s remarks and accused him of trying to deflect from the case.

‘Although obviously uncomfortable for the Lively parties, the truth is not a distraction,’ Freedman told People in a statement. ‘The truth has been clearly shown through unedited receipts, documents and real life footage. More to come.’

At this time, he explained it is uncertain if Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, will testify as he is currently named as a defendant in Baldoni’s countersuit’ seen in April in NYC 

Freedman continued: ‘Blake was the one who brought her high-profile friends into this situation without concern for their own personal or public backlash. As the truth shows, she used her dragons to manipulate Justin at every turn.’

Freedman’s final remark was a nod to Lively’s alleged text messages to Baldoni, in which she referred to Swift and Reynolds ‘dragons.’

In the alleged texts, she compared herself to Khaleesi from Game of Thrones and explained ‘for better or worse’ her ‘dragons’ protect what she fights for.

In regards to Reynolds’ alleged misconduct, he claimed: ‘Ryan’s involvement is very well documented and we continue to discover more intentional misconduct. Was Disney actually complicit in Ryan using shareholder revenues to further a personal grudge? 

‘I would be surprised to learn that this type of corporate waste would not lead to much more exposure for those that have been complicit in affecting shareholder revenue.’

In December, Lively filed an 80-page civil rights complaint with the California Civil Rights Department against, before officially filing a federal lawsuit just weeks later. 

That same month, Lively sued Baldoni amid claims of sexual harassment during production of the motion picture. 

In her lawsuit, the Gossip Girl alumna accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her in multiple ways — including body shaming her — and orchestrating a smear campaign against her to damage her reputation.

Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman hit back at Gottlieb’s remarks and accused him of trying to deflect from the case; seen in 2024 

That same month, Lively sued Baldoni amid claims of sexual harassment during production of the motion picture

Baldoni and his reps have said in response to the lawsuit that Lively twisted the meaning of text messages and mislead the public about their interactions while making the motion picture.

In her lawsuit, Lively named a number of Baldoni’s collaborators, including his company Wayfarer Studios, the studio’s CEO and financial backer, and PR personnel Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel.

‘I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,’ Lively told The New York Times the day after she filed the complaint.

Baldoni subsequently sued the newspaper for $250 million in a defamation claim over a December 21 story titled ”We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.’ The newspaper has denied the allegations.

Baldoni on January 16 filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation and extortion. Baldoni told the court the trio had concocted ‘false accusations of sexual harassment’ against him.

Lawyers for both parties were in accordance with a plan to compound both federal cases filed into one moving forward; seen in April in NYC 

Since Lively’s complaint was filed, Baldoni has faced a number of professional consequences, including a lawsuit from a former publicist; and being dropped by the agency WME, which also reps Lively and Reynolds.

WME has denied claims that Lively and Reynolds leaned on them to release Baldoni from their client roster, according to Variety.

Lawyers for both parties were in accordance with a plan to compound both federal cases filed into one moving forward.

This week, it was also revealed that Baldoni’s Wayfarer Foundation is shutting down – but a reason was not disclosed.