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Taylor Swift is never, ever, ever taking the stand.
The pop star’s legal team is fighting her subpoena in her pal Blake Lively’s legal battle with Justin Baldoni, according to new legal documents.
Venable, the firm representing Swift, hit back at Baldoni’s summons as “an abuse of the discovery process,” Billboard reported Tuesday.
The Washington, DC-based firm notably was subpoenaed alongside the singer in April — with the news making headlines last week.
However, Monday’s legal filing claimed, “Venable had nothing to do with the film at issue or any of the claims or defenses asserted in the underlying lawsuit.
“There is no reason for this subpoena other than to distract from the facts of the case and impose undue burden and expense on a non-party,” it continued.
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Reps for Baldoni, Lively and Swift did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
The “Cruel Summer” singer’s spokesperson previously slammed the subpoena, insisting Swift, 35, did not have anything to do with Baldoni and Lively’s “It Ends With Us” movie, which is at the center of the legal war.
“Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film, she never saw an edit or made any notes on the film,” her rep said in a statement.
“She did not even see ‘It Ends With Us’ until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history.”
Lively’s rep similarly blasted Baldoni’s team for treating the court case like “Barnum & Bailey’s Circus” instead of a “very serious legal matter.”
Swift was dragged into the scandal in January, two weeks after Lively, her longtime friend, sued Baldoni for sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages.
When Baldoni, 41, countersued the “Gossip Girl” alum, 37, for defamation and extortion, he mentioned Swift in court documents.
He included texts from Lively referring to the Grammy winner as her creative “dragon.”
Baldoni’s lawyer hinted that Swift could be subpoenaed as a witness the following month.
“I don’t know that we’re going to depose Taylor Swift,” Bryan Freedman teased on TMZ’s “2 Angry Men” podcast in February. “I think that that’s going to be probably a game-time decision.”
By April, reports surfaced that Swift and actor Hugh Jackman’s subpoenas were imminent — with the news ultimately breaking Friday.
The drama has led to Swift feeling “used” by Lively, a source told Page Six last month.
However, the pair have since “move[d] forward” with their friendship after the actress delivered a “genuine and heartfelt” apology.
Lively and Baldoni’s trial is scheduled for March 2026, and she is expected to testify.
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