Justin Baldoni's lawyer doubled down on his claim that Blake Lively threatened Taylor Swift for a public show of support, now alleging it had to do with Lively's absence from the 2025 Super Bowl. Her lawyer continues to deny,

Blake Lively's friendship with music superstar Taylor Swift is now at the center of her legal battle with her former "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni. In a new court filing Wednesday, attorneys for Baldoni claim Lively pressured Swift to get involved in the legal back and forth, which first began in December.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman granted Lively's request to strike a letter from Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, that accused Lively’s legal team of trying to extort Swift.