Blake Lively has dragged two prominent media figures into her contentious legal war with Justin Baldoni.
The āIt Ends With Usā star subpoenaed right-wing activist and commentator Candace Owens and infamous blogger Perez Hilton, whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr.
TMZ broke the news Tuesday that Lively, 37, believed the media stars had colluded with Baldoni, 41, and used their āsizable digital platformsā to launch a smear campaign against her.
Blake Lively has dragged two prominent media figures into her contentious legal war with Justin Baldoni. WireImage
The āIt Ends With Usā star subpoenaed right-wing activist and commentator Candace Owens. Matt Baron/BEI / Shutterstock
Infamous blogger Perez Hilton, whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr., has also been subpoenaed. Getty Images

Owens, for her part, said she learned of the legal filing just moments before the outletās story went live and had not been personally served with the court documents at the time of publication.
āThis is a hit,ā she said on her āCandace Owensā YouTube channel Tuesday. āThey donāt want you to respond to any facts, because they arenāt interested in facts. This is a psychological game that they are playing with the masses.ā
Owens, 36, also emphatically denied receiving any payment from Baldoni or his team in exchange for her opinions, saying that she was ājust so offendedā by the implication.
āIt might just be the case that I am beholden to no one, and I say whatever I am thinking at any moment of the day. Thatās the problem with me. I donāt dance for money,ā she added.
The latest twist in Livelyās legal strategy comes weeks after she fought to quash a subpoena Baldoni wanted to issue her former close pal Taylor Swift. GC Images
Baldoni claimed Lively used her famous friendās influence to take over the direction of āIt Ends With Us.ā GC Images
Hilton, 47, laughed off the subpoena order in his own video posted on social media Tuesday.
The blogger claimed that he, too, learned of the legal filing via TMZās āsurprisingā story.
āThis is the first time I am hearing of it,ā he said. āI have not been served with anything yet, and I also have not communicated with my lawyer, Bryan Freedman, about this, who also represents Baldoni and has not given me any information or influenced me in any way whatsoever.ā
Page Six has reached to Baldoniās reps for comment on the alleged subpoenas but did not hear back.
The latest twist in Livelyās legal strategy comes weeks after she fought to quash a subpoena Baldoni wanted to issue her former close pal Taylor Swift.
āThe message could not have been clearer. Baldoni was not just dealing with Lively. He was also facing Livelyās ādragons,’ā Baldoniās legal team previously claimed in a countersuit. GC Images
The director shockingly dropped his probe into Swift in May, however, with a source telling Page Six, āWhen information is voluntarily received, there is no need for subpoenas.ā GC Images
The Wayfarer Studios co-founder initially wanted to subpoena the pop superstar, 35, because he claimed Lively used her famous friendās influence to take over the direction of āIt Ends With Us.ā
āThe message could not have been clearer. Baldoni was not just dealing with Lively. He was also facing Livelyās ādragons,ā two of the most influential and wealthy celebrities in the world, who were not afraid to make things very difficult for him,ā Freedman previously argued in his clientās countersuit.
However, in May, Baldoni shockingly dropped his probe into Swift, with a source telling Page Six exclusively at the time, āWhen information is voluntarily received, there is no need for subpoenas.ā
It was then revealed that the Grammy winnerās father, Scott Swift, had allegedly willingly leaked information to Baldoniās camp, including alleged threats Lively made to his daughter to release private texts, that could potentially help the directorās legal case.

Lively is suing her former co-star for sexual harassment and other claims after working together on āIt Ends With Us.ā GC Images
A trial date for the highly publicized case has been scheduled for March 2026. Variety via Getty Images
Although Swift has tried to distance herself from the drama, she is still linked to the legal battle because the judge in the case recently ruled that Baldoni will have access to the singerās private texts with Lively.
The āGossip Girlā alum is suing her former co-star for sexual harassment and other claims. Meanwhile, Baldoniās countersuit against Lively for defamation and extortion has been dismissed.
A trial date for the highly publicized case has been scheduled for March 2026.
