ET has learned the subpoena for Taylor Swift to testify in bestie Blake Lively's ongoing legal battle with her 'It Ends With Us' co-star and director, Justin Baldoni, was dropped by Baldoni's team after information was voluntarily provided by the pop star.

For lawyers, there’s a fine art to litigating in the press, of calibrating how to shape a public narrative without running afoul of ethics rules or antagonizing judges.