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Justin Baldoni's lawyer has an ace in the hole in his client's legal war with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds ... and the threat of a Taylor Swift deposition can go a long way here.

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00:00So, very exciting news here.

00:01We have a new project that we're rolling out here,

00:04and Taylor Swift is providing some content

00:08as she tends to do.

00:10Thank you, Taylor.

00:11Because you know, of course, that Taylor Swift

00:14inserted herself into, at the time,

00:16she didn't think it was, I guess it already was,

00:19a battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

00:20But kind of a private battle.

00:23Right, that was just when they were

00:24talking about the script.

00:26You know what happened during the meeting

00:28at Blake Lively's penthouse?

00:30Justin's talking to her about a scene that she rewrote,

00:33and then suddenly Ryan Reynolds walks in,

00:35cheerleading for her rewrite.

00:37And then Taylor Swift walks in,

00:40cheerleading for said rewrite.

00:42And what an amazing work.

00:43And Blake even kind of calls them in a text, her dragons.

00:47Not kind of, she did say, they are my dragons.

00:49She said, I'm Khaleesi, and they are my dragons.

00:52So, the question then,

00:55has Taylor Swift now been dragged into these lawsuits

00:59to a point where she may have to sit for a deposition,

01:04take the stand, swear to tell the truth, and get grilled?

01:08About all sorts of things.

01:10Because that's what happens in a deposition.

01:11It doesn't stay on just that one,

01:14it's not gonna be just about that meeting.

01:16So, will she actually be deposed?

01:19You had an opportunity to put that question

01:21to Brian Friedman, who is Justin Baldoni's lawyer.

01:25You sat down with him on your new podcast, Two Angry Men.

01:28Brian is not one of the angry men.

01:30Your co-host, Mark Geragos.

01:33He is the other angry man.

01:35And this was your interview with Brian Friedman.

01:38I don't know that we're gonna depose Taylor Swift or not.

01:42Really?

01:43You know, I think that that's gonna be,

01:45you know, probably a game time decision.

01:47I don't know that that decision's been made,

01:50but I can tell you this, there's, you know,

01:53anyone that reasonably has information

01:58that can be, you know, that can provide evidence

02:01in this case is gonna be deposed.

02:03That's Taylor Swift.

02:04She was there for that meeting.

02:06She was there for that meeting.

02:08Okay, well, I'm a lawyer.

02:10I know what that means.

02:12You know, this is really interesting stuff.

02:13The entire trial, if it goes to trial,

02:15which you, Harvey, don't think it ever will, right?

02:18No way. You're taking the position.

02:19Just a pure media play by both, right?

02:22Media manipulation by both sides.

02:25But if it were to go and go forward to depositions,

02:27Taylor Swift, Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, obviously.

02:30Ryan Reynolds.

02:31Ryan Reynolds, all potentially deponents,

02:34and they would all potentially be called

02:35to the stand to testify.

02:37What a fantastic day that would be.

02:39Well, I gotta tell you, though.

02:40Number one, Blake is the one who filed for his lawsuit.

02:43I personally do not believe she ever intended

02:47this to end up in court.

02:48It was a PR lawsuit, not a legal lawsuit,

02:52even though it was wrapped in legalese.

02:54I think it was done because she was getting dragged

02:57and that this was the way she could fight back.

03:00And it worked until he filed his, and then the tide turned.

03:04But the idea that Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

03:09and Taylor Swift would take the stand?

03:12No way.

03:14And now the question is, what's in it for Justin Baldoni?

03:18Well, he says he's lost business.

03:19He's lost his reputation.

03:22And I get that, and Brian Friedman talks about it.

03:24But on the other hand, a lot of people know

03:27who Justin Baldoni is who didn't know before.

03:30Yes.

03:30And he's kind of winning the PR war.

03:31And he's winning that.

03:33The one thing I will say about Blake filing it just for PR,

03:37because remember, she did make some very serious allegations

03:40about sexual harassment on the set,

03:42which I think is an issue that clearly a lot of actors

03:46are concerned about.

03:47And I think there was initially a lot of support for her.

03:51And I agree that it's gone back and forth.

03:54Well, but if the allegations-

03:55When you put the New York Times article in the mix here-

03:58But as far as her being dragged, I don't remember,

04:00like, that was, the movie had come out

04:03back during the summer.

04:04I know, but remember, people were posting online

04:06things that had happened in the past.

04:09And it started-

04:10Again, that was back in the summer.

04:11She didn't file until December.

04:13So-

04:14But she was still getting dragged for that.

04:16I mean, you know, look, I don't know.

04:20And I asked Brian Friedman about this on the podcast.

04:22I mean, I was really direct with him.

04:24And Mark knows Brian really well.

04:27And Mark kept trying to deflect it.

04:28Right.

04:29But we get into it.

04:31We get into it.

04:32Angry men.

04:33Hi, it's Jodi from New Hampshire.

04:36Hi, Jodi.

04:37She's done.

04:37She's finished.

04:38There is no coming back from this.

04:40Doesn't matter who else she sues.

04:42She's just throwing whatever she can against the wall

04:45to see what sticks.

04:46And she didn't expect, as you said, Harvey,

04:49the tide to turn.

04:51And boy, has it turned.

04:52Yeah, I'm fascinated by this.

04:54And it also has just opened the curtain of Hollywood.

04:57Yeah.

04:58By the way, angry men, where can folks check that out?

05:01Wherever you get your podcasts, Charles.

05:03Very nice.

05:04I just want to see if you had your podcast promo down.

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