Judge Strikes Down Baldoni's Claims About Lively and Swift in Ongoing Legal Battle

In a recent development in the legal dispute involving "It Ends With Us" star Justin Baldoni, a federal judge has struck from the court record allegations that Blake Lively attempted to pressure Taylor Swift into providing public support.

Judge Lewis Liman removed a letter filed by Baldoni's legal team that claimed Lively had tried to "strongarm" Swift, ruling the filing was "irrelevant and inflammatory." The document, submitted by Baldoni's attorney Bryan Freedman, alleged that Lively had threatened to release Swift's private text messages if the singer did not publicly support Lively in the ongoing dispute.

"The accusation formed part of an argument for why Swift and her communications should be subpoenaed in the lawsuit between Baldoni and Lively," according to court documents.

Mike Gottlieb, representing Lively, firmly denied the allegations. The judge's decision to strike the filing effectively removes these claims from the official court record in what has become an increasingly contentious legal battle that has now drawn in one of the world's biggest music stars.

The nature of the underlying lawsuit between Baldoni and Lively continues to unfold, with this latest incident highlighting the high-profile and heated nature of the proceedings.