Baldoni's lawsuit includes text messages between himself and Lively, in which Lively seemingly alludes to Swift as "one of her dragons."

After Lively filed a complaint against Baldoni, the ‘It Ends with Us’ director-star sued her, her husband Ryan Reynolds and their publicist

Baldoni, in a lawsuit filed in New York federal court on Thursday, alleges extortion, defamation and claims related to breach of contract, among several others. He’s joined by his film studio, Wayfarer, and its chief executive Jamey Heath, and their public relations representatives, Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel. They seek at least $400 million.