All of Taylor Swift’s Texts to Blake Lively About Justin Baldoni Show How the Lawsuits ‘Distanced’ Their Friendship: ‘I Miss My Funny, Dark, Normal-Speaking Friend’ 

April 13, 2023 (Part 1)

Blake Lively, 1:20 PM: If you get here w this doofus director of my movie is still here (I’ll be ushering him out, but hope he’s still here) can you do me a huge favor. I need help with him.

Can you tell him you’re excited for the movie. That you read the book but what you’re freaking out over is the pages I sent you. What a magnetic scene that is. Or whatever descriptives you’re comfortable w.
Ill send you the scene. You don’t have to read of course. It’s a quick read.

He’s a clown and thinks he’s a writer now and got this rewrite and told me he appreciates my passion. That’s. It.

So having the greatest living story teller unknowingly echo to him how much you love what we re doing, (giving him credit as if he wrote them with me) will go such a long way

Blake Lively, 1:20 PM: You dug a movie out of a grave once aleady for me. 22

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Taylor Swift, 1:38 PM: I’ll do anything for you !!

Blake Lively, 1:51 PM: I love you thank you!!! Text me when you’re on your way. I’ll have molly meet you and security in garage

Taylor Swift, 3:01 PM: Headed your way !

Taylor Swift, 3:01 PM: I’m on your street

Blake Lively, 3:01 PM: See you soon

Blake Lively, 3:02 PM: Sophia headed down now

April 13, 2024 (Part 2)

Blake Lively, 8:40 PM: You were so epically heroic today. I recapped every moment to Ryan. I kept remembering stuff-You making shit up about me and lenses. And referring to yourself as my doll. This clown falling for all of it. But also resisting it. You are the worlds absolute greatest friend ever. I won the lottery

Taylor Swift, 8:44 PM: I WON THE LOTTERY. You are the COOLEST PERSON IN THE WORLD and you like me !!

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Blake Lively, 8:41 PM:The most bonkers part to me is him saying to you he doesn’t know pop culture made me more mad than anything he’s done to me.

Blake Lively, 8:44 PM: His entire brand is disassembling toxic masculinity. He monetizes it. He does TED talks!! But says that to you. Not only is it so rude but it’s untrue. The thing that enraged me is you are in an absolute league of your own in being both the most popular artist alive and one of all time, but also the most respected and awarded.

Popularity doesn’t normally coincide with laurels.

In very few cases it does.

Steven Spielberg for example. There’s one.

Do you think for a moment he would’ve felt comfortable saying that to him. Even if he didn’t know his work.

You would never make a point to say to Steven Spielberg about his work that you don’t know it be you don’t know pop culture.

Blake Lively, 8:47 PM: I’ve been raging ever since. Even though I know it all comes from what you said perfectly— he just so wants to be in the room but has to act like he doesn’t.

I see it. I understand that it’s Opposite Day with him. He’s so green he thinks that’s what makes him cool enough to fit when in fact it’s fucking enthusiasm, fandom and respect for those killing it that shows you’re confident with where you are in life.

Blake Lively, 8:51 PM: I’ve also been raging at the NYU thing.

I honestly want to retroactively take you out to dinner to celebrate that. You deserve to be studied. You are a human masterclass. Fuck. Yes. They see it.

I’ve been digging up hatchets. I’ll stop now

I love you and r and my babies and get more protective about your hearts than mine sometimes. I’m so much less forgiving when it comes to someone messing with someone I love than when someone messes w me

I’m done. I just love you and am so ecstatic for you. And grateful to you for today. That was stupid fun. ©

April 23, 2024

Blake Lively, 10:38 PM: Ive finally gotten to get in the edit. Alone. No justin. I’m gonna make this movie great (successful) if it’s the last thing I do.

They sent me a trailer. I’d love to know what you think. I can change it. I’m just curious your reaction as someone who knows pop culture better than anyone, and also as someone who’s read this book.

Don’t be thrown by your song. They went out on a limb and kept it. Which is cheating be it imbues everything with such gravity and quality. I’m torn. Obviously your feelings decide it, but if you were open to it, on one hand, fuck them forever. On the other, I want this movie to work, and your song hits a main artery.

Song variable aside, would love to know what you think. Please show Trav too! Would love his opinion also

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May 19, 2024

Blake Lively, 11:13AM: Btw I have SO much to tell you. The author Colleen reached out to me because Justin is on an internal smear campaign trying to get his edit through. She was horrified. And reached out on her own to talk to me. Turns out he fucking lied ,

she’s not Bahai. Never has been. She’s not friends with him at all. She actually hates him. She was his safety net all along. Meanwhile he shut her out and wouldn’t include her in anything and told her she had no voice or value yet paraded her around in front of cameras for goodwill and told us all that all his decision he got pushback on were her ideas.

Blake Lively, 11:13 AM: Wilddddd

Blake Lively, 11:13 AM: She flew tony where I screened my cut for the first time yesterday. It KILLED in the room

Blake Lively, 11:15 AM: Bradley came. He watched it twice. He has been an absolute fucking hero. He has made me feel so good about the cut.

Matt and Lucy Damon saw it to give notes and instead just wrote Tom Rothman to try to push my edit through without a bake-off with Justin. Which is also what Colleen is pushing for. It’s wild and crazy times

Taylor Swift, 11:16 AM: No one. Should ever. Get into a war of wills with you

Taylor Swift, 11:16 AM: And I’m so excited to see it

Blake Lively, 11:58 AM: Any time if you have free time I’ll send it to you!! It’s actually a fun watch now

December 4 & 5, 2024

Blake Lively, 8:14 PM: Hey, just checking in. I have no reason to ask, but I donno, l’ve been feeling like | should… is everything ok? I felt like a bad friend lately because I was such a sad sack who only talked about my own shit for months. You were generous to not only be the key person there for me during all of it, but also to let me off the hook for being so in it. But still have a feeling something may not be right. told Ryan. He said to just ask you. But I felt so stupid and like it sounded needy and awkward for everyone, especially bc I can’t explain why I have this feeling. And you know I have toxic masculinity so I can’t be needy e

But also, I do want to know everything is good so I’m asking. I always want the opportunity to be a better friend if there’s something I unintentionally did. I know how busy and taxed you are – physically, emotionally. practically, so I don’t expect any more from you ever. Just want to make sure all is good

Taylor Swift, 9:42 PM: No you’re not wrong, but it’s also not a big deal. I think I’m just exhausted in every avenue of my life and in recent months had been feeling a little bit of a shift in the way you talk to me. Yes there has been a lot of the Justin stuff but I’ve been through things like this before and I know how all consuming it is. It’s more like… and I feel really bad saying anything about this because your texts have been so nice in their intent but your last few… it’s felt like I was reading a mass corporate email sent to 200 employees. You said the word we’ like 18 times. And it feels awful to be in any way critical of any way you process what you’ve been going through but I just kinda miss my funny, dark, normal-speaking friend who talks to me as herself, not like. A plural unit. When it’s a group I’m hearing from, I feel distanced from you even more than we are geographically! [Redacted – Non-Responsive] And I know you feel attacked from all sides for ridiculous reasons so you’re feeling like you have to overly explain things or be overly nice or whatever but. It’s me! That’s just caused a little distance [Redacted – Non-Responsive] And you don’t need to apologize. Just come back please.

Blake Lively, 1:58 AM: Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for your feedback. We at headquarters are reviewing your concerns and will get back to you in a timely manner.

For real though. You’re right. I literally deleted the awful thing I was gonna end that bit with because I’ve become digitally paranoid. I don’t know if you experienced that with phone calls after what happened to you, but after the thousands of text messages that weren’t meant for me that I’ve been reading, I’ve internalized that everything digital may be public. I say that knowing it’s irrational. But my brain can’t accept rationale there. So yeah, l’ve been texting like I’m writing. Not like me talking. I didn’t realize that until you pointed it out, but I see it.

On top of that, I’m over packaging simple things be l’ve felt so deeply misunderstood that I don’t trust my judgement of myself anymore. That sounds over the top but it’s true. This fucking guy and what he did to me gave me an identity crisis. Legitimately.

The thing that spooked me most in all this though, wasn’t the bad guys being bad guys, it was the good guys, my lifelong friends -allies to women- who quietly dipped. And so I’m probably being over the top with my friends who stayed because I’ve never felt more alone.

The track is very violin heavy. I hate it.

Point is, I’m being a stupid paranoid weirdo and felt it but didn’t know where or how or when, so thank you for telling me and for saying I don’t need to apologize and for not making it a big deal. But I am sorry. To you. And I’m sorry to me and to our kids. Fuck that guy and fuck his whole gaggle of supervillains.

You’ve got enough on you. You don’t need to write back to all this. Just letting you know I see it now. And thank you. I’m excited for you to be done with suitcases, constant sinus infections and torn up kneecaps. So close.

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Taylor Swift: 2:01 AM: First paragraph took me OUT

Blake Lively, 2:03 AM: If only I sent you the unplugged version. a:

Blake Lively, 2:30 AM: I sent you a voice memo but it doesn’t show on our thread. Which is really helping my case of not trusting phones gO did it go through?

Taylor Swift, 2:31 AM: Yes! I’m just falling asleep but will listen tomorrow! Love you

Blake Lively, 2:31 AM: It’s the length of a mini series. Sleep.

Blake Lively, 2:32 AM: Xx love you

Taylor Swift, 3:15 PM: I think this bitch knows something is coming because he’s gotten out his tiny violin

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Blake Lively, 3:21 PM: It’s rings different when he doesn’t end the story by saying “Did I always listen when they said no? No.” like he did with me. But that must not’ve tested well in the focus group

Blake Lively, 3:21 PM: He’s being honored at tne vital volces tor women event on monday.

Taylor Swift, 3:22 PM: This is so disgusting and I hate that he’s clever about this shit

This inspiring event celebrates men who are using their platforms, influence, and leadership to elevate women, combat gender-based violence, and promote gender equality worldwide.

Taylor Swift, 3:22 PM: Well not him, her

Blake Lively, 3:22 PM: He’s not. He just has a team. Yeah. Her. And his publicist Jennifer Abel.

Blake Lively, 3:23 PM: And the comms people at his studio.

Taylor Swift: 3:23 PM: He needs to be beaten by his OWN words

Blake Lively, 3:23 PM: Everyone weighs in before we responds to a text, writes and email, or trims his hair. It’s wild everyone participates.

Blake Lively, 3:25 PM: Yeah. I actually think it’s important he’s honored. And to all the people honoring him and not taking a moment to question… no one talks to him, no one will say his name, no one follows him, yet they all are close with each other.. mavbe it was him? Nahh it was the women because they wore flowers. That’s how vou know

Taylor Swift, 3:25 PM: Jesus Christ

Taylor Swift, 3:28 PM: Is everything still on track

Blake Lively, 3:38 PM: Oh yes.

Blake Lively, 3:38 PM: A week later tho

Blake Lively, 3:38 PM: But worth the wait

Taylor Swift, 3:38 PM: Ok that’s perfect

Taylor Swift, 3:38 PM: His own words, that’s gonna be powerful

Blake Lively, 3:39 PM: That’s what wild about this entire thing. Everything is in their own words.

Taylor Swift, 3:40 PM: It’s the only way to beat liars and hypocrites

Blake Lively, 3:42 PM Can you imagine feeling as confident as these predators that you’re going to always get away with it. Him accepting an award as an ally for women.

And Scooter going about he world with his head held high as he co owns and funds a crisis PR company that silences women rn.

Taylor Swift, 3:42 PM: It’s like a horror film no one knows is taking place

Blake Lively, 3:44 PM: Oh but they will. It’s the only thing that can come of this. The good that protects other women from this happening to them

Blake Lively 3:43 PM: Meanwhile I walk around feeling death sentence guilty and apologetic for being sarcastic and liking a theme party

December 21, 2024

Taylor Swift, 7:20 PM: You won

Taylor Swift, 7:20 PM: You did it

• Roy Orbison•, 7:20 PM: It’s turning.

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Taylor Swift, 7:20 PM: And you fucking helped so many people who won’t have to go through this ever again

• Roy Orbison•, 7:20 PM: Remember August?

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Taylor Swift, 7:21 PM: Never has a cancellation been reversed so fast

Taylor Swift, 7:21 PM: You guys don’t understand how rare this is

Taylor Swift, 7:21 PM: To have proof and to take the perfect steps to bring that truth into the light

Blake Lively, 7:22 PM : Ash

Blake Lively, 7:22 PM: Like. My. God.

Blake Lively, 7:22 PM: I love you so much. I would not be ok through any of this if it weren’t for you

Taylor Swift, 7:22 PM: Can you believe she just called

Taylor Swift, 7:22 PM: And was like

Taylor Swift, 7:23 PM: This pr chick wants to get info to blake

Taylor Swift, 7:23 PM: That means the world

Blake Lively, 7:30 PM: It changed my life