Taylor Swift has been subpoenaed as a witness by Justin Baldoni’s lawyer

[OliviaRodrigoStan 5,826]

5 minutes ago, salty like sodium said:

my thoughts exactly.

I'm supposed to believe Taylor had no issues antagonizing powerful men in the industry like Scooter Braun, Kanye West, all of her exes, jump on Ke$ha's defense against Dr Luke, etc... but is too scared of Justin Baldoni, who has zero power over her, to defend her best friend? . I don't think Taylor Swift is scared of any man, let alone Baldoni. 

My assumption is that she had no idea that Blake/Ryan pressured "It Ends With Us" producers using her name, to get a new composer. She might have felt offended by Lively's text referring to her as a "beautiful monster" at her disposal, and then finding out that Blake told producers that Taylor DEMANDED for them to change the composer, in order to include her music in the film, was the last straw. Because the original composer said himself that he never met Taylor in his life, so the idea of Taylor having a bad experience with him, was most likely fabricated. 

Obviously just an assumption, we literally have no idea what's going on behind the scenes. Maybe they are still friends. 

But I do find it hard to believe that Taylor is just staying silent out of fear of the oh so scary Justin Baldoni stans . Literally nobody knew who that man was until 5 minutes ago, he's got no fans . And why would Taylor's boyfriend unfollow Ryan just around the same time she is legally forced into this mess? . It's just too coincidential.

[Bronco 9,160]

Honestly I think the most likely case is that Taylor cut Blake & Ryan out as soon as they became negative PR.

Besides her poor taste in British men she doesn't tend to keep PR disasters around her, be they friend or not.

[Addison Rae 16,035]

i wonder if this case has strained her and blake’s friendship. kinda awkward having songs based on that friendship/blake’s children 

[Future Lovers 6,693]

8 hours ago, OliviaRodrigoStan said:

I think there has . Or at the bare minimum: Taylor wants us to believe there has . 

There is no way the same woman who sued a man for 1 dollar over sexual assault, and financially supported Ke$ha's legal feeds against Dr Luke, has not expressed support towards her alleged best friend in a public manner, during what's arguably the worst time of her life . We're not talking about a long-winded statement: she hasn't expressed support for Blake in ANY capacity. 

Not a single like on Instagram, not a single comment in the vein of "so proud of you", "I love you", ANYTHING. And she wasn't short of opportunities: Blake was named TITAN OF THE YEAR by Times Magazine (), she just released a new film, etc, there were plenty of chances for Taylor to just drop a like or a single "🩷" emoji on one of her posts. 

If they hadn't fallen out, then I think Taylor wants us to believe they have . Not to mention her boyfriend unfollowing Ryan Reynolds just days before the subpoena mess hit the news. 

The Ke$ha case was far more severe, as it involved a hitmaker within her own industry, and Taylor still got herself involved, even though she had nothing to do with it. This is a FAR more superficial case, as the most condemning allegation that Lively has made against her co-star is that he made her feel "uncomfortable", she does not even claim sexual assault. And Taylor still is deciding to stay out of, even though she is directly named in the case . 

I don't buy for a second that Taylor is scared of Justin Baldoni fans, that man has no fans, Blake has haters, which is a different thing. Taylor is not defending her, because she knows stuff that we don't, that's what I believe 

Have you ever considered that maybe she just doesn’t want to give what is an obvious smear campaign against a friend of hers any credibility or additional attention by making public gestures of support?

It’s one thing to come to the defense of someone who is involved in a credible and detailed case like Kesha’s, it’s another to get involved in something like this that thrives solely off of the attention that people pay to it. The less notable this is all made out to be, the less fuel that man’s team has to exploit it. That’s what they’re trying to do here. They’ve subpoenaed her (meaning they are legally forcing her to talk which implies she denied previous requests to do so) in an attempt to use her larger fame and notoriety to bring attention to the case.

If Taylor were to come in and make a public show of support like that, it would be easy for his team to pounce on it and say “well why does she feel the need to support her friend if her friend’s claim is this is all nonsense anyway?” 

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[OliviaRodrigoStan 5,826]

5 minutes ago, Future Lovers said:

Have you ever considered that maybe she just doesn’t want to give what is an obvious smear campaign

Why would I do such a thing, when such is not the case in the first place? . Blake Lively was being dragged by the audience, way before she accused her co-star of anything, so he had no reason to conduct "a smear campaign" .  She was trashed first because of her ugly fashion for the film. People disliked her clothes and clowned her for it, fashion influencers were dragging her, were they all part of this elaborate "smear campaign"? .

Then she was criticized, again, by the audience, because of the way in which she decided to promote a film involving themes of domestic violence: she got irritated when asked about such themes, she insisted her character was not a victim, she made comedy skits with her husband to promote the film; she used the film's release to promote her alcohol brand, and her hair care brand... this was upsetting for the film's target audience: women who read the original "It Ends With Us" book, and in some cases had a history with domestic violence themselves. Were all of these women, who found Blake's promotion of the film to be insensitive and tonedeaf, all a part of the smear campaign too? . 

Then a norwegian journalist released footage from an old interview, in which Lively was rude, condescending, and passive aggressive, for no reason. Which once again, turned the audience against her . Was the norwegian journalist manipulating Blake to be rude, so that she could aid Justin Baldoni years later, in his future retaliatory smear campaign? . I'm sorry but the mental gymnastics required to entertain the "smear campaign" narrative are crazy . 

ALL OF THAT happened long before Blake Lively made any sorts of claims against Baldoni, and all of that was merely the audience's response to... her personality and actions? . How on earth can it be a "retaliatory smear campaign" in response to her "coming forward with her experience of sexual harrassment", if... she didn't came forward with anything, when the audience turned against her? . 

It was AFTER her name was in the mud, and people already hated her, that she released her story via The New York Times, and basically argued: "Well, actually, you hate me now, but because this guy made you all hate me, he actually sexually harrassed me, and I'm the victim"... which, ok, but how on earth is Justin Baldoni responsible for people finding her fashion to be ugly, and responding negatively to her being rude on interviews? .

So EVEN IF I WERE TO BELIEVE that she was indeed sexually harrassed, the negative press she received had nothing to do with Justin Baldoni, and everything to do with her being a cvnt . People hated her because of the things she did, and said, during interviews, she made no claims against that man at that point, so the idea that he was trying to "smear her name in retaliation" makes no sense . Retaliate against what? she accused him of nothing when her alleged "smear campaign" started . 

Also, I'm sorry, but I don't buy for a second that Justin Baldoni is this ultra powerful man, capable of conducting smear campaigns so effective, to destroy a Hollywood darling's reputation overnight . That man is literally a flop director with minor work on the industry, some flop podcast, and a book nobody read, like, be serious . He is not Harvey Weinstein, whom, by the way, is on Blake's side, and defended her during this case, cause they are friends . 

Blake and Ryan are WAAAAAAAAAAAY richer, more powerful, and with stronger connections, than Justin Baldoni. If such fantastic online campaigns were possible, then she would've used them already to clear her name, and destroy him, she has WAY more money and resources to do so . 

She didn't because she can't. You can't manipulate public opinion like that, and you can't force the audience to dislike someone. She is actively using mainstream media in her favor, releasing a hit piece against Baldoni with The New York Times, being celebrated as "Titan Of The Year" by Times Magazine, etc, and the audience is still not on her side . 

Because what she alleges, can't be done. The backlash she got was an organic reaction to her public persona. It had nothing to do with a "smear campaign" of any kind, because she made no accusations whatsoever, to retaliate against. She got trashed because she's unlikeable, that's about it .