Taylor Swift has been subpoenaed in the case between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Swift – a longtime friend of Lively’s – was first mentioned in connection to the ongoing legal dispute between Lively and her “It Ends with Us” director and costar when text exchanges were revealed to include the name “Taylor” as part of Baldoni’s $400 million defamation countersuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds in January.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds skipped the 2025 Met Gala on Monday, May 5, in New York City. A source previously told PEOPLE the couple weren't planning to attend the annual event.

Blake Lively’s lawyer criticized potential subpoenas for Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Swift in Justin Baldoni's defamation case against Lively