'This b*tch.' Taylor Swift's unsealed texts about Justin Baldoni.

It's been 17 months since the release of It Ends With Us, the movie that kicked off one hell of a public and legal feud between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

They both starred in the 2024 film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel, It Ends with Us, which Baldoni directed. Soon, the tension boiled over into a loooong legal battle with multiple lawsuits.

In December 2024, Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni and his producing partners, Wayfarer Studios, where she accused her co-star of sexual harassment, retaliation and a smear campaign, which he denied. Baldoni filed a countersuit, where he accused Lively of defamation. However, that lawsuit was terminated.

Then, in November 2025, Baldoni's team filed a 73-page court document, asking a judge to dismiss Lively's claims against him. But, in December, Lively's team filed an opposition to this motion, arguing that the case should proceed to trial — which is set for May this year.

Now, a 2025 text exchange between Lively and Taylor Swift has been shared where the pop singer refers to Baldoni as a "bitch", according to court documents obtained by Variety.

In addition to Swift's message, texts from It Ends With Us actress Jenny Slate have been shown in a court meeting. And they don't paint Baldoni in a positive light.

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The texts between Taylor Swift and Blake Lively.

In a series of 2024 texts published by Variety, Swift and Lively were discussing a pending New York Times exposé about Baldoni and Lively's feud. As part of the discussion, Swift messaged: "I think this b*tch knows something is coming because he's gotten out his tiny violin."In another text exchange obtained by E! News from the year prior, Lively referred to Baldoni in a text to Swift as the "doofus director of my movie", calling him a "clown" who "thinks he's a writer now." The name-calling came after Lively had asked Swift to take a look over a revised script, but added, "you don't have to read of course."

"I'll do anything for you," Swift replied.

This exchange backed up a claim Lively made in her deposition back in July. "I sent Taylor the script on her way to my apartment because Justin was still there, and I asked her to read them. I told her she didn't have to, I didn't want her to feel pressured to do that, but I hoped that she would," Lively stated.

The text exchange between the famous women reflected a serious creative rift between Lively and Baldoni while making It Ends with Us. Per Variety, Lively claimed that one cut of Baldoni's version of the movie had "marginalised the female characters" and "glorified the abuser," which led to Lively, as executive producer, making another cut.

The texts from Jenny Slate.

On January 20, 2026, texts from Jenny Slate, who played Baldoni's sister Allysa in the film, were unsealed in court.

In the messages, sent to her team in June 2023 per People, Slate reportedly claimed she didn't want to join Baldoni for any of the film's marketing, and described the CEO of Wayfarer studios, Jamey Heath, as "unprofessional."

"I don't want to do anything with Justin, I don't want to talk about him, like ... nothing. And the same goes for Jamey [Heath], who is truly unprofessional," one text reportedly read.

In the messages, she also described the process of filming as a "really gross and disturbing shoot."

"I'm one of many who feel [this] way," Slate reportedly said, adding that both she and Lively, 38, had "complained directly" to the studio.

The texts went on to call Baldoni a "false ally" and a "fraud."

"I'm unwilling to do anything that promotes the image that he's crafting as a 'male feminist' ... like ... honestly I have no words to describe what a fraud he is.

"I honestly have never ever encountered anything like this dude… He's the biggest clown and the most intense narcissist. Lots of lessons learned!"

After the texts were shown in court, an attorney for Lively said that the "bombshell new evidence" contains "testimony, messages and evidence from numerous eyewitnesses" that back the actress' claims, per ABC.

Slate also gave a deposition in September last year, where she addressed other allegations about Baldoni on set.

When questioned about her claim that Baldoni once told her, "I can say this because my wife is here, but you look sexy in what you're wearing," Slate told the court that the reported comment was "not appropriate" in "any workplace."

"The comment was about me, not my character," she said in her deposition. "It wasn't useful for my work. It wasn't anything I wanted. It was unwanted and had no place, in my professional experience."

Slate also pushed back when asked why she didn't raise concerns about Baldoni's alleged comment at the time, arguing she "didn't feel comfortable."

"He was my boss, and I just wanted to do my work and leave," she said.

This deposition wasn't the first time Slate addressed the It Ends With Us fallout. In December 2024, the actress released a statement in defence of co-star Blake Lively.

"As Blake Lively's cast mate and friend, I voice my support as she takes action against those reported to have planned and carried out an attack on her reputation," Slate said at the time.

"Blake is a leader, loyal friend and a trusted source of emotional support for me and so many who know and love her."

She added: "What has been revealed about the attack on Blake is terribly dark, disturbing and wholly threatening. I commend my friend, I admire her bravery, and I stand by her side."

Jenny Slate and Blake Lively in It Ends With Us. Image: Wayfarer Studios

How did we get here?

Slate's texts come a month after details of a meeting between Baldoni and Lively were revealed, during the time of filming, where the latter voiced concerns about the production of It Ends With Us.

In documents obtained by US Weekly, Baldoni allegedly insinuated Lively was taking a page out of the "Taylor Swift playbook" by playing the "victim."

"She had the nuclear bomb," Baldoni said, according to the documents.

"If she doesn't promote the movie, she can leak that I'm a bad person or that she felt unsafe with me and all the stuff she has on me. Then she's the victim. It's the Taylor Swift playbook. So she can ask for whatever she wants because she knows I know."

According to the publication, Baldoni defended these comments during a deposition, claiming his concerns were "reasonable" given the circumstances.

"I think when you are somebody small in the industry like myself, and you're dealing with a titan like Ms. Lively and some of the most powerful people in the world, which are her best friends, and you're in the situation that I was in, I think it's very reasonable, especially at this point, to be concerned about what's possible and what's not," he said, per the publication.

In his deposition, Baldoni also addressed another conversation with Lively from December 2022.

According to documents obtained by PEOPLE, at the time, the actor was visiting Lively's New York City apartment when the topic of circumcision apparently came up. As per the publication, Baldoni admitted in court that he told Lively, who was then pregnant with her son, that he was circumcised.

Lively's attorney, Michael J. Gottlieb, then asked Baldoni if the actress ever directly asked him that question, to which Baldoni allegedly replied: "Directly, no."

When Gottlieb asked Baldoni who else was present for this conversation, Baldoni said "there were people going all around," including Lively's husband Ryan Reynolds.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds at the Another Simple Favor premiere. Image: Getty.

"Mr Reynolds was in and out of the conversation," he said, according to PEOPLE. "She [Lively] had, I think, two nannies. I felt like there was a housekeeper there. Her assistant was walking around. I think she had two assistants there. Her and I were sitting on the couch, but there were people all around."

Baldoni then denied speaking about his genitalia to any other work colleagues.

In an amended complaint filed in January, Lively claimed she "was disturbed by the fact that Mr. Baldoni described his own genitalia," among other allegations, including that Baldoni "spoke about his pornography addiction; divulged information about his sex life; made derogatory, degrading, and sexual comments," and more.

The filing said that Lively "brought this lawsuit because she was one of the "women or two" that Mr. Baldoni "one million percent" made "made uncomfortable" on the set of the Film."

A week prior, an email from Wayfarer Studios co-founder Jamey Heath to Baldoni's publicist was unsealed.

Sent in July 2024, the email allegedly relayed an incident that occurred in Lively and Ryan Reynold's New York City penthouse on April 25, 2023.

Both actor Hugh Jackman and Swift "were also present in the apt at the time."

In the recap, Baldoni claims Reynolds "unloaded" on him about "how horrible it was" that the director had asked about a woman's weight, claiming Baldoni "was fat-shaming Blake."

In response, Baldoni was "completely embarrassed and apologised and even shared some tears."

Both Swift and Jackman were previously listed as potential witnesses by Lively's legal team.

In another exhibit, footage from behind the scenes of It Ends With Us was unsealed, where Baldoni is heard joking with co-stars, Lively and Jenny Slate.

In the video, Baldoni says the word "sexy" while looking in Lively's direction, and turns to the camera and says, "Sorry, I missed the sexual harassment training," while he rolls his eyes.

The video was submitted as an exhibit in the Wayfarer parties' motion for summary judgment filed November 13. The video was filed in response to Lively's testimony of the interaction in an attempt to show that Baldoni was joking about the wardrobe for the scene.

"Video footage of the incident shows Lively was fully dressed in an oversized fleece 'onesie' at the time, that numerous actors and crew were also present and engaged in ongoing work at time, that Baldoni's facial expression was neutral and not ogling or suggestive, and that, after Baldoni apologised if his remark was inappropriate, Lively responded by saying 'All good,'" Baldoni's team wrote in filing.

Justin's legal team submitted more footage of an unscripted kiss between Lively and Baldoni. This was filed as evidence to show the actress had exhibited the same conduct she was accusing the director of during filming.

According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline, a never-before-seen deleted scene filmed back in May 2023 showed the actors in a hospital hallway when Blake improvised a brief kiss with Justin during filming.

Justin's team claimed the kiss was not part of the screenplay, adding that Lively "oversaw" and approved the scene, with the kiss "added to the script" herself. The clip was filed as an exhibit in the same motion on November 13.

In more leaked information, text messages between Baldoni and The Office actor, Rainn Wilson, surfaced.

In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Wilson and Baldoni, who have reportedly been friends for years, spoke about Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds' allegedly 'ambushing' Baldoni over his onset behaviour.

In the exchange, Baldoni said Reynolds confronted him over "creepy" behaviour on the set of It Ends With Us. "Oh my God. I can't believe it," Wilson replied. "You were set up and ambushed and personally attacked. I'm stunned. I completely relate to you being stunned, like a deer in the headlights."

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In the group text exchange, Baldoni referred to the tense exchange as "one of the hardest nights of my life."

"My brain was trying to defend itself when they were needing me to apologise for all of the ways I have [f---ed] up and made her feel unsafe," he wrote, seemingly referring to Lively.

"Ryan was talking to me like a five-year-old and scolding me."

He continued, "It's hard to feel so much of what they believe about me is false because they are so convinced that it's real."

In the same November 13 filing, Baldoni requested the judge dismiss Lively's lawsuit, accusing the actor of sexually harassing and waging a smear campaign against her.

Baldoni's lawyer said he had already resolved Lively's concerns about "awkward comments" on the set of the film. They argued that Baldoni had a right to hire a crisis management firm to defend his reputation. "This is a dispute about Hollywood reputations, not genuine legal wrongs," the lawyers stated.

"No reasonable juror could find that the handful of comments and miscommunications Lively has mustered amounts to sexual harassment," they continued. "That Lively's reputation may have suffered is a result of her own ill-advised public statements and actions."

Blake Lively attends the It Ends With Us premiere in New York. Image: Getty.

In her complaint, Lively accused Baldoni's team of executing a "carefully crafted, coordinated, and resourced retaliatory scheme to silence her, and others, from speaking out about the hostile environment."

It's been reported that Lively is seeking over $160 million ($246 million in AUD) in damages, claiming she lost millions of potential income and profits from both her haircare and beverage brands.

Baldoni's counterlawsuit against Lively was dismissed in June 2025.

U.S. District Court Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled that the claims Lively made in her initial complaint to the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) were legally privileged (protected from defamation claims) because they were made as part of a formal legal proceeding.

The judge found that the other parties, including The New York Times, did not defame Baldoni because the plaintiffs failed to prove they had a reason to seriously doubt Lively's claims when they spoke about them.

Liman ruled that Baldoni's claims that Lively tried to gain creative control of the film by threatening to leave the project did not legally constitute extortion under California law.

While the judge initially dismissed the bulk of the lawsuit in June, he offered Baldoni's legal team a chance to amend and refile some claims, but the team ultimately missed the deadline to file an amended complaint.

Baldoni's countersuit was fully terminated in October 2025.

Lively and Baldoni's trial over the initial lawsuit, which was originally scheduled for March 9, is now set for May 18 this year.

Feature Image: Instagram/@justinbaldoni/@jennyslate

This article was originally published in November and has since been updated.