( NewsNation) — Justin Baldoni’s team worried that Blake Lively would use Taylor Swift’s fans to attack him on social media, a newly released court document revealed. Weeks before the theatrical release of “It Ends With Us,” rumors swirled of tension between Lively and Baldoni on the set of the movie, which he directed.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's movie It Ends With Us debuted in theaters in August 2024. Months later, the costars began their headline-making legal battle. Revisit the timeline of their lawsuits.

In the year since the blockbuster was released in theaters on Aug. 9, 2024, stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been embroiled in a legal back-and-forth