NEW TEXTS, BLAKE CRASHES OUT & SWIFTIES SCREAM SMEAR CAMPAIGN

Taylor Swift and the Alleged Smear Campaign

Ashley Briana Eve disputes Swifties’ claims that Taylor Swift is the target of a coordinated, paid smear campaign. She says the immediate “proof” being circulated was a former Swiftie’s account that TMZ had contacted her about commenting on Swift. Eve characterizes this as a routine media request, not evidence that the person was paid to attack Swift.

Eve also argues that Swifties misrepresented the video and comment, and that online criticism should not automatically be labeled a smear campaign.

Swifties’ Response and Online Backlash

Eve links the hashtag campaign to a clash between Swifties and Seattle Seahawks fans after the team posted a joke about friendship bracelets. She says Swifties’ hostile comments were met with ridicule from football fans, and suggests the backlash helped fuel broader claims of a campaign against Swift.

She also discusses a report alleging coordinated online activity around Swift. Eve questions the report’s independence and says that bots or coordinated posts do not, by themselves, prove that someone commissioned a campaign.

Blake Lively’s Unsealed Materials

Eve reviews documents that Blake Lively had recently added to the public docket in her dispute with Justin Baldoni and others. Lively’s filing seeks sanctions related to allegedly improper redactions and presents communications she says are relevant to a smear campaign. Eve’s overall assessment is that the released material does not substantiate a clandestine campaign.

Eve’s Interpretation of the Messages

The messages include PR discussions about preparing Baldoni for interview questions, responding to online chatter, pitching or coordinating coverage, and communicating with Daily Mail reporter James Vatusa about a possible story. Eve describes these activities as ordinary publicity work that either side’s PR team might undertake, rather than proof of an illicit effort to damage Lively.

Eve also highlights messages in which Vatusa worries that his name and communications might appear in a filing and jeopardize his job. She reads the exchange as showing confusion and concern, not evidence of a conspiracy.

Other messages discuss a proposed Taylor Swift story, but Eve says they do not establish that Swift was targeted.

Eve’s Broader Interpretation

Eve argues that Lively and Swift appear, in her view, to attribute criticism to paid manipulation rather than accept that some negative reactions may be organic. She says Lively’s own evidence may undermine her claims and criticizes her for escalating the dispute instead of letting public attention move on.

These are Eve’s opinions, not findings established by the documents.

Swift’s Wedding Decorations

Eve also discusses a report that Swift had her wedding décor burned. She argues that Swift could instead have stored or auctioned the items for charity, and interprets the decision as an expression of control and a missed opportunity to support causes such as animal rescues, women’s shelters, or food banks.

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Ashley Briana Eve briefly notes that she was recovering from jaw surgery and would be less animated than usual.