Blake Lively's court battle with "It Ends with Us" co-star Justin Baldoni has cast a spotlight on her friendship with Taylor Swift, including new claims that Lively pressured the pop star to get involved in the legal matter.

Lively's legal team asked the court to strike an earlier letter from Baldoni's team that cited an anonymous source alleging the actress tried to pressure the singer into publicly supporting her amid t

In a Wednesday letter to the court, lawyers for the 'It Ends With Us' director say that Lively's legal team threatened to release private text messages involving Swift. A lawyer for the actress denied the accusations.