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A source connected to Justin's legal team tells TMZ ... it would be next to impossible to serve Taylor with a summons, and the text messages speak for themselves, so they won't need her as a witness.

Taylor Swift may have dodged depositions in Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, but she will 100% be called as a witness by Baldoni if the case goes to trial ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge told us ... given the now-clear involvement of Taylor Swift in the raging dispute between Baldoni and Lively, the singer will be called to the stand to download the jury.

What's more ... we're told Baldoni will call Swift as a hostile witness. Translation: Taylor clearly had a bias against Baldoni, so his lawyer, Bryan Freedman, can really put her on the hot seat by asking leading questions.

Timothy Busfield is a free man -- at least for now -- after his lawyer had the prosecutor on the ropes, arguing the whole case was rooted in revenge by angry parents.

Busfield and his lawyer appeared Tuesday afternoon before an Albuquerque judge, taking apart the prosecutors' evidence, piece by piece.

As we reported, Busfield has been charged with child sexual abuse, involving 2 boys who were part of the cast of "The Cleaning Lady" in 2022. Prosecutors claim Busfield touched them inappropriately.

Andy Serkis is dropping hints about the cast for a new movie in 'The Lord of the Rings' franchise ... and it sounds like he went to bat to get the band back together.

We got the guy who plays Gollum in the 'LOTR' trilogy at LAX on Tuesday and asked about the new movie he's directing and starring in, "The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum."

Andy's reprising his role as Gollum and Ian McKellen is returning as Gandalf, with Elijah Wood expected back as Frodo Baggins ... and while Andy didn't want to give too much away as far as cast, he did go on the record saying he "loved" the OG cast, which also featured Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom.

Blake Lively says Justin Baldoni pushed for her to be practically nude for an "It Ends With Us" scene where she gives birth in a hospital ... and she says being spread-eagled on set with "barely covered genitalia" felt "violative and humiliating."

Excerpts from Blake's deposition from her legal war with Baldoni were unsealed Tuesday, and it's got a bunch of graphic details ... including her reaction to the nude birth scene, plus photos of her during the shoot with her bare legs spread wide open.

In her depo, Blake said on the day of the birth scene, Baldoni and 'IEWU' producer Jamey Heath insisted she simulate giving birth naked ... and she says Baldoni told her his wife tore her clothes off when giving birth to their children.

Blake says she told Baldoni she was never nude during the four times she gave birth to her kids, and she claims she requested her character wear a hospital gown ... the scene was set in a hospital.

Djimon Hounsou told cops his baby mama hit him in the face after he told her to vacate his Atlanta townhouse ... and she's since been arrested for assault.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Djimon went to police back in December and claimed his ex-girlfriend Riza Simpson, with whom he shares two children, struck his face with a closed fist after he tried to kick her out of a residence he owns.

The Atlanta Police Department says Djimon told cops their kids were upstairs in the house when their mother allegedly hit their father ... and police say Djimon told them the children didn't see the alleged assault, but may have heard it.

Chris Pratt plays a detective put on trial by an A.I. judge for his wife’s murder in his new flick, "Mercy" ... and he’s now sounding off on whether the real-life justice system could actually go that high-tech too.

We caught up with the Hollywood star in NYC Tuesday ... and when we asked if the way things are going means more artificial intelligence could start taking over in courtrooms, he made it crystal clear -- he seriously hopes not.

Catch the clip ... 'cause Chris doesn’t give a straight yes-or-no as far as an official A.I. takeover ... but he does point out we’re already using way more artificial intelligence in our everyday lives than we even realize.

As Blake Lively continues her legal battle against her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni concerning alleged inappropriate behavior, we now have evidence several more women associated with the film's production had huge issues with Baldoni at the time.

In court documents, obtained by TMZ, text messages sent by one of the film's stars, Jenny Slate, show she didn't want to do anything with Justin or his "truly unprofessional" business partner Jamey Heath back in 2023 -- the year the film began production.

Slate wrote, "This has really been a disturbing shoot, and I'm one of many who feel this way, and Blake and I have both complained directly to Ange [production executive Andrea Giannetti] at Sony (and they agree w us btw). Justin is truly a false ally and I'm unwilling to do anything that promotes the image that he's crafting as a 'male feminist' ... like ... honestly I have no words to describe what a fraud he is."

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day ... and William Shatner clearly is not about to flake on it, hauling his bowl of cereal on the road with him -- and the bran-new pics are grrreaaat!!!

The 94-year-old "Star Trek" legend was spotted at an L.A. stoplight Monday, raisin’ a spoon of what looks like Raisin Bran from a bowl in his lap, chowing down in the driver’s seat ... then casually driving off.

A former crew member of Timothy Busfield on the set of "The Cleaning Lady" is coming to his defense ... slamming accusations the director sexually abused two child actors and claiming the kids' mother vowed to have TB's ass!

According to new court documents, obtained by TMZ, Christopher Ford -- a veteran Hollywood security guard -- says he attended a lunch in Corrales, New Mexico, after filming Season 3 of "The Cleaning Lady" in March or April 2024 -- and the mother of the two boys was present.

Ford claims the mom got pissed while discussing whether her kids would return to the show, saying she would "get Timothy Busfield" and "have his ass" if her boys were not brought back for the next season. Ford confirms he personally heard the remark, claiming it was made before any formal complaint of inappropriate conduct had been filed with the authorities.

Police say Busfield replaced the two boys with a younger boy who had auditioned.

Chris Pratt’s no stranger to staying ripped for his Marvel role as Star-Lord, but even when he’s not in superhero mode, he says he’s always got one thing on his mind -- not letting himself go.

Speaking on 'GMA' Tuesday, Chris told the hosts he’s always just "six weeks away from the right body" ... so he doesn’t have to suffer to get back to that lean, superhero-ready shape for the role he’s expected to reprise in "Avengers: Secret Wars."

As we all know, starting from scratch would be brutal ... something Chris has documented plenty of times on social media, showing off his workouts and diet as he went from full-on dad bod days to Marvel superhero status.

1/20/26 4:20 PM -- Timothy Busfield is a free man -- at least for now -- after his lawyer had the prosecutor on the ropes, arguing the whole case was rooted in revenge by angry parents, in a detention hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico Tuesday afternoon.

Busfield was released without bail. He's free to leave the state pending trial.

The 2 child actors accusing Timothy Busfield of inappropriately touching them, initially told police the exact opposite ... and we've just obtained audio recordings of their interviews.

The twin boys -- referred to as V.L. and S.L. in legal docs -- were interviewed by cops in November 2024, and the officer asked, "You know no one can touch your private areas?"

Both boys -- who Busfield was directing in "The Cleaning Lady" TV series -- answered yes, and when the officer followed up by asking if Tim ever touches their privates, they both said, "No."

Before this fun kid from The Bronx turned into a comedian, he was just playing basketball and singing in the chorus!

He's best known for his role on "Parks and Recreation" ... as well as "House of Lies." He's the voice behind Dewey Duck! Oh, and don't forget about "Sonic the Hedgehog!"

Ladies and gentlemen, this is what affective advertising looks like! Elizabeth Hurley sent jaws dropping with a new Instagram post over the weekend, promoting one of her self-designed bikinis.

Check it out ... the actress stunned with an unbelievably sexy video showing her performing a sensual backstroke in a pool.

She wrote, "Wish you were here [at .Here Baa Atoll Maldives]. Wearing my favorite Cheetah bikini from @elizabethhurleybeach."

It's tough to find EH out NOT in a bikini these days ... And we're not complaining!

Some stars out there are just too cool for school ... can you guess who this strong-and-silent-type celeb is?

We caught up with this actor back in 2017 and peppered him with a few jovial questions, but he just smiled and kept on cruising ... he must've had somewhere important to be.

Some guys have plenty of confidence in their old friends ... can you guess who this former professional wrestler is?

We ran into this dude while he was signing autographs and asked him if he had any advice for his old pal John Cena as he prepared to leave the ring behind ... but he was confident his buddy had a pretty bright future outside of wrestling.

Filmmaker Roger Allers -- perhaps best known for co-directing Walt Disney Feature Animation's "The Lion King" -- has died.

Film producer Dave Bossert confirmed the death on Facebook, writing, "I am deeply saddened by the news that our friend Roger Allers has passed on to his next journey. We were just trading emails this past week while he was traveling in Egypt, which makes this loss feel all the more unreal."

Bossert worked with Allers on many films through the '80s and '90s and described Allers as "one of the kindest people you could hope to know and work alongside."