Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been engaged in a protracted legal battle since December 2024, stemming from allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation made by Lively against Baldoni, the director and co-star of "It Ends With Us." Lively's legal team has issued multiple subpoenas to various parties, including Scooter Braun and his company HYBE America, social media personalities Perez Hilton, Candace Owens, and Andy Signore, as part of efforts to prove an alleged smear campaign orchestrated by Baldoni. The dispute has also involved Taylor Swift, whose communications with Lively were ordered by a judge to be accessible to Baldoni. Baldoni voluntarily dropped his amended $400 million defamation lawsuit against Lively and opted not to refile claims, though his legal team indicated they may pursue other options. A judge granted Lively a protective order allowing her to choose the location for her deposition, which took place in New York, and restricted Baldoni's team from turning it into a public spectacle. However, Lively suffered a setback when a judge dismissed her lawsuit against Baldoni’s social media advisor Jed Wallace, who was accused of running the smear campaign. Additionally, Lively dropped subpoenas targeting small-time content creators covering the case after facing criticism. The legal battle continues to unfold with Lively recently undergoing a deposition in the case, during which Baldoni was present. The dispute has attracted significant media attention and is set to be the subject of a documentary.