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Taylor Swift had a hand in ‘It Ends With Us’ casting process, Justin Baldoni reveals in resurfaced interview

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Taylor Swift allegedly played a bigger role in the production of “It Ends With Us” than what sources have led the public to believe.

The film’s director, Justin Baldoni, and actress Isabela Ferrer, who played a supporting role in the drama, have said in separate interviews that the pop superstar was involved in the latter’s casting.

in a resurfaced clip from a sit-down with “Access Hollywood,” Baldoni, 41, claimed he cast Ferrer, 25, to play a younger version of Blake Lively’s character, Lily, because they resembled one another and the Hollywood newbie is a “phenomenal actress.”

“I had actually brought in and showed her casting tape to Blake and Taylor and they were both, like, ‘Yes! her,’” the director then divulged. “And that’s a true story.”

Ferrer, for her part, confirmed to “Extra” at the premiere of “It Ends With Us” that Swift, 35, had “some influence” in her getting the role.

“I don’t even know if I’m supposed to be saying it, but I’m saying it!” she added hesitantly. “Yeah, she was a helpful part of the process of the audition, which I found out later after I got it and that rocked my world. I have no words.”

Additionally, Lively said she asked Swift permission to use her song “My Tears Ricochet” in the film’s trailer and soundtrack and was by her side “throughout this whole process.”

“I think that, for better or worse, she experienced the whole thing with me,” the “Gossip Girl” alum, 37, told “CBS Mornings” in August 2024.

“This was actually — it’s quite a small budget movie. … So we never thought, like, our eyeballs were not that big to think that we could put one of her songs in the movie and it had to be.”

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Despite the mega star being named in the lawsuit, Taylor Swift is said to not “have any involvement of the case,” with the source saying “she wasn’t a part of the movie.” I think she doesn’t want to be deposed or be in court!!!!! #itendswithus

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Despite these on-camera admissions, sources have tried to distance Swift from Baldoni and Lively’s ongoing legal feud, even going so far as to claim that the “Lover” singer was duped by her friend.

In January, Baldoni name-dropped Swift in his $400 million extortion and defamation lawsuit against Lively after the latter accused him of sexual harassment and other claims in a California Civil Rights Department complaint and her own subsequent lawsuit.

The “Jane the Virgin” alum claimed he was invited to Lively’s New York City penthouse to discuss her script re-writes with her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and “a famous, and famously close, friend,” referencing Swift.

Lively allegedly texted Baldoni after the meeting, “If you ever get around to watching ‘Game of Thrones,’ you’ll appreciate that I’m Khaleesi, and like her, I happen to have a few dragons,” referring to Swift and Reynolds, 48.

“For better or worse, but usually for better. Because my dragons also protect those I fight for. So really we all benefit from those gorgeous monsters of mine. You will too, I can promise you.”

Baldoni’s lawyers argued in the suit that their client “felt obliged to text Lively to say that he had liked her pages and hadn’t needed Reynolds and her megacelebrity friend to pressure him.”

They added, “The message could not have been clearer. Baldoni was not just dealing with Lively. He was also facing Lively’s ‘dragons,’ two of the most influential and wealthy celebrities in the world, who were not afraid to make things very difficult for him.”

Sources then began to speak out, claiming that the Grammy winner felt “used” by Lively and that she “doesn’t appreciate being referred to as one of Blake’s dragons.”

A “well-connected” insider also claimed to TMZ that Swift “had no idea” there was a meeting being held with Baldoni when she was invited to Lively’s penthouse that day.

Additionally, Page Six has been told that the “You Belong With Me” singer is “hurt by this whole situation,” feels like a “pawn” and is “taking a break from their friendship.”

Swift herself has not commented on the scandal and her rep has not returned Page Six’s repeated requests for comment.

A separate source previously claimed to Page Six that the “All Too Well” singer and Lively are still good friends and that rumors of a strained relationship are “not true.”

The “Age of Adeline” star still follows Swift on Instagram but was noticeably absent from the Super Bowl 2025, where the “So High School” singer gathered with her closest pals to cheer on Travis Kelce.

A trial date for Lively and Baldoni’s cases has been set for March 9, 2026.

Baldoni’s lead attorney, Bryan Freedman, has said he is considering deposing Swift for his case, but an official decision on that matter has not yet been made.

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Amanda Seyfried claims she had to hire a bodyguard after Charlie Kirk criticism

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Amanda Seyfried claims she was forced to hire a bodyguard after her controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Speaking to British GQ in an interview published Monday, the “Housemaid” actress related how her description of the conservative political activist as “hateful” following his shooting death at a university last fall sparked a major response from critics, causing her to eventually fear for her own safety.

Revisiting the controversy, she told the outlet, “A, I’m allowed to f–king voice my feelings, and B, do it in a way that’s not unkind necessarily.”

“But there’s just an outsized fear and hatred and impulse to bash and to tear down,” she added. “And I experienced a very small fraction of that.”

“I want my kids to be able to feel safe to voice their opinions as long as they’re not harmful,” Seyfried, 40, continued.

“So I’m like, ‘What do I do? What do I say?’ And then all of a sudden I find myself with a f–king bodyguard at the airport and I’m like, ‘This is crazy.’” she concluded.

Kirk died after he was shot while on stage at Utah Valley University during a stop on his American Comeback Tour. He was 31.

He and his wife, Erika Kirk, shared two children — a daughter who will be turning 4 in August and a 2-year-old son.

Like the Kirks, Seyfried shares two children with husband Thomas Sadoski — daughter Nina, 9, and son Thomas, 5.

After her initial comment about Kirk following his death, Seyfried defended her statement by writing on Instagram, “We’re forgetting the nuance of humanity.”

“I can get angry about misogyny and racist rhetoric and ALSO very much agree that Charlie Kirk’s murder was absolutely disturbing and deplorable in every way imaginable,” she continued. “No one should have to experience this level of violence.”

She concluded: “This country is grieving too many senseless and violent deaths and shootings. Can we agree on that at least?”

The Academy Award-nominated actress also refused to apologize for the social media comments in a December 2025 interview with Who What Wear.

“I mean, for f–ks sake, I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes,” the “Mean Girls” actress told the outlet.

“What I said was pretty damn factual, and I’m free to have an opinion, of course,” she added.

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Yapping about Timothée Chalamet as an honorary Knick, Prince Harry’s surprise appearance & more

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Ben Stiller is screaming court side, Prince Harry’s arrival was a surprise, Timothée Chalamet has champagne in his eyes, Knicks in five! Thanks to Jordyn Woods’ lucky purse, all of New York City is going wild over the New York Knicks winning the 2026 NBA championship. The “Dune” actor was practically an honorary player, as he joined in on the locker room celebration and even dissed the Oscars while doing so. The Duke of Sussex made an unexpected solo appearance and was spotted exchanging words with Spike Lee. Even though Jalen Brunson’s favorite A-list fan Mariska Hargitay couldn’t make it, the MVP gave her a nod when revealing his future plans after the big win. The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star was last seen at game four being comforted by Taylor Swift, but the “King of New York” defended a sports reporter after she said some heated words about the singer’s appearance. Lauren Levy, Eric Todisco and Brianna Dunkers-Brown are unpacking everything you need to know about celebrity row in this weeks Yap Session!

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Producers step in after Mido gets into alarming fight with Debby and her friends

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“90 Day Fiancé” producers stepped in after Mido and Debby got into an explosive argument on Sunday’s episode.

Mido, 41, moved from Egypt to New Orleans to be with Debby, 55, on this season of “90 Day Fiancé,” but it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the unlikely couple. Mido appears to want to pursue his dream of becoming a movie star in the US more than he actually want to marry Debby, which he all but confirmed during the episode.

Mido participated in an acting class, where he butted heads with the coach, Jim, because he didn’t want to follow the coach’s directions during an exercise.

After the exercise, Jim told cameras, “If I had to give Mido a grade for his participation today, I would give him a C+. For emotional availability, he did very well, but there is definitely room for improvement in being coachable.”

During a conversation with Jim after class, Mido asked him about his opinion about him moving to Hollywood to pursue acting. When the coach replied that there were a lot of aspiring actors who never achieved A-list stardom and said that many had to take survival jobs, Mido wasn’t having it.

“I’m not trying to find another job because if I work another job maybe it will take from my focus,” he said. “I know that Debby, she will support me and she knows that’s my passion.”

He also told Debby he couldn’t do chores in the house like washing the dishes or taking out the trash, because his “hands sometimes hurt.”

Later, Debby and Mido dressed up as a pharaoh and a queen to spend his first Halloween in the US together, and although Debby was excited since it was the first time Mido would be meeting her friends, he clearly wasn’t in the mood. Mido dismissively said he didn’t care if her friends like him or not.

Debby told cameras about her fiancé’s sudden cold attitude, “Mido can go from one to 100 in five seconds flat. iI’s whiplash. One minute can be great, and the next minute it can be something about something.”

When the couple met up with Debby’s friends at a haunted house, Mido was more interested in interacting with the haunted house performers than talking to her friends. The mood further plummeted when Debby gave one of her friends, Laura, a ride home and Mido stayed silent for the entire car ride.

When Debby stepped out of the car and returned, Mido was annoyed when she started crying. He showed no empathy for her and refused to have a conversation about why he was being so rude, harshly telling her to focus on her driving and shushing her.

Debby refused and told him to take an Uber if that’s what he wanted, and said she wouldn’t tolerate him yelling at her. Things quickly escalated and turned explosive when Mido told Debby, “F–k you.”

Debby yelled that she was done “with the whole f–king thing” and that Mido was “going home,” which is when a producer stepped in and tried to diffuse the situation.

Mido continued to yell and mock Debby for crying, calling her a “b–ch.” She then said she needed him out of her house as they took the argument outside of the car. One of her friends, Astra, stepped in after he told Debby to shut her mouth, which quickly escalated into Mido and Astra getting into a shouting match.

Mido yelled at her that she didn’t understand, while she yelled back, “That’s not how you treat woman in America, mother-f–ker!”

Mido eventually refused to engage and sarcastically thanked Astra for showing him respect. Debby eventually got back into the car and drove off solo, leaving Mido standing on the curb.

“F–k you,” he told her one last time as she drove off.