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Blake Lively is subpoenaing Candace Owens, Perez Hilton and Andy Signore amid her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni.
TMZ was the first to report the news on Tuesday, July 1, citing a source, and noted that Hilton, Owens and Signore were given subpoenas.
“Given the fact that I have not received any subpoena yet, I appreciate Blake’s team leaking this to TMZ to alert me to it,” Owens, 36, said in a statement obtained by People on Tuesday. “And, of course, I have not the slightest idea what I am being subpoenaed for as I knew none of these parties when their respective lawsuits were filed. But stay tuned, and I’ll let audiences know on my podcast.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Hilton and Signore, Lively and Baldoni for comment.
“My client has not been served with any legal process at this time. He runs a news outlet and is in the midst of creating an independent documentary IT ENDS WITH JUSTICE that has spoken to many involved in the case,” attorney Nathaniel Broughty, Esq, told Us. “Should service occur, we intend to vigorously defend against any claims and will protect the confidentiality of sources on BOTH SIDES— consistent with the principles of press freedom and journalistic integrity.”
Owens, for her part, was named in the legal battle when one of her X posts commenting on the drama was cited. She also discussed the lawsuits on her eponymous podcast, but stressed during a February episode that she is “not involved” in the case.
Hilton has covered the It Ends With Us stars’ legal battle in recent months and was featured in the In Dispute: Lively vs. Baldoni documentary, which was released in March. The social media personality has also been represented by Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, in the past. Signore, meanwhile, has shared updates on the case via his YouTube channel.
News broke in December 2024 that Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment. He denied all allegations made against him at the time and fired back with a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and publicist Leslie Sloane. Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Baldoni’s suit in June. A trial is set for May 2026.
Lively’s latest subpoena comes one month after a source confirmed to Us that she subpoenaed Scooter Braun and HYBE America in an effort to identify information the company may have on the work Melissa Nathan did for Baldoni. (The crisis PR veteran worked with Baldoni for one month following Lively’s initial lawsuit.)
Us Weekly reached out to Braun, HYBE America and Lively for comment at the time.
Braun had served as the CEO of the company since 2023, but stepped down from his role on Tuesday. Before his subpoena, Braun appeared with Baldoni in a roundtable on men and the #MeToo movement in 2018 produced by Wayfarer Studios. Jamey Heath, who is a defendant in Lively’s lawsuit, also was in the video.
Taylor Swift, meanwhile, was subpoenaed by Baldoni’s team in May. Us confirmed that the court order has since been dropped, but earlier this month, judge Liman blocked Lively’s protective order to prevent Baldoni’s team from seeing texts between her and the Eras Tour performer.
