Blake Lively Tries To Save Reputation As She Drops Investigation Into Influencers She Accused Of 'Smear Campaign'

Blake Lively dropped the subpoenas her legal team fired off demanding information on three small-time content creators who covered her legal battle with Justin Baldoni,

via: Radar Online

The Gossip Girl alum withdrew three subpoenas her lawyers issued to content creators Kassidy O’Connell, McKenzie Folks and Lauren Neidigh, days after they asked the court for help amid Lively's "witch hunt for discovery."

Court documents reportedly revealed the letter Lively's team sent the court, stating: "Based on the Third-Parties' representations made in meet and confers, public statements, and/or information provided in their moving papers, there is no further information required from the Subpoenas as to these specific Third-Parties at this time.

"Ms. Lively has therefore withdrawn the Subpoenas as to them."

The letter comes after O'Connell wrote to the judge overseeing the case, stating: "There is no evidence or sound legal basis whatsoever to have issued this subpoena in the first place.

"(Lively) has been gratuitously allowed to extend her witch hunt for discovery, in which she has no evidence to support."

While the three YouTube creators are no longer under investigation, the Another Simple Favor star's lawyers are still seeking information from other influencers and third-party content creators.

As RadarOnline.com reported, Lively's legal team subpoenaed dozens of influencers and content creators whom she alleged were part of a smear campaign against her.

Court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com revealed at least 60 subpoenas were issued by the actress' lawyers as part of her response to a July 11 court order addressing discovery deadlines.

Some creators who found themselves in the middle of Lively and Baldoni's legal drama branded the subpoenas an "attack" on personal privacy and First Amendment rights.

Kjersti Flaa shared a copy of her subpoena from Lively's lawyer, Ezra Hudson, notifying her Google account received a subpoena for information related to her account in the federal case Blake Lively v. Wayfarer Studios.

She wrote in the caption: "As a journalist, this is a direct attack on my privacy, my sources, and my First Amendment rights. This kind of legal fishing expedition is not just invasive – it's dangerous."

Lively's deposition in her case against Baldoni was initially scheduled for July 17 but has been pushed back to July 31.

The delay comes after social media expert Jed Wallace was unexpectedly dismissed from the case. Lively alleged Wallace and his P.R. firm worked with Baldoni to spread negative stories about her in retaliation for her sexual harassment complaints.

A spokesperson for Lively said: "Ms. Lively respects the court's decision, which has nothing to do with the merits of her allegations about Mr. Wallace's role in the smear campaign and relates solely to the procedural question of whether he is subject to jurisdiction in New York or elsewhere.

"We currently are evaluating our numerous options for holding Mr. Wallace accountable for the pivotal role he served in the retaliatory effort that Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties paid him at least tens of thousands of dollars a month to perform."