Taylor Swift Slams It Ends With Us Director Justin Baldoni as a Bitch

Taylor Swift called “It Ends with Us” director Justin Baldoni a “bitch” in a 2024 textual content alternate with Blake Lively, according to court docket paperwork obtained by Variety.

While discussing the pending New York Times bombshell exposé about Baldoni and Lively’s feud, Swift wrote to Lively, “I think this bitch knows something is coming because he’s gotten out his tiny violin.”

A 12 months prior, Lively referred to Baldoni as the “doofus director of my movie” in a message to Swift, including that he’s a “clown” who “thinks he’s a writer now.”

Tuesday introduced a flood of court docket paperwork containing allegations against Baldoni of inappropriate on-set conduct from Lively and her “It Ends with Us” co-stars. As exhibited by the texts between Lively and Swift, the paperwork spelled out deep inventive rifts between Lively and Baldoni while creating “It Ends with Us.” Lively created her personal reduce of the movie as a result, and in a court docket declaration, she said that Baldoni’s version “marginalized the female characters” and “glorified the abuser.”

Lively also refused to look alongside Baldoni and producer Jamey Heath while selling the movie, accusing them of vilifying her as punishment for her complaints.

“They painted themselves as the victims and me as a bully,” she acknowledged. “I was not willing to endorse Baldoni or Heath personally by appearing alongside or promoting the Film with them.”

Lively sued Baldoni, his publicist and the “It Ends with Us” producers for harassment and retaliation. The case will go to trial on May 18. Baldoni’s team filed a movement to dismiss the case, claiming that Lively’s complaints are “minor grievances.” A listening to on that movement will happen on Thursday.