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.

Taylor at one point texted Blake, “If Justin was strategic, he would be like no Taylor Swift in the trailer because that gives you more power over the film, that’s your ally not his.”

Lively said in her deposition, “I sent Taylor the script on her way to my apartment because Justin was still there, and I asked her to read them …” Taylor responded in text, “I’ll do anything for you!”

In early December 2024, on the heels of the now-famous New York Times exposé, Taylor texted, “I think this bitch knows something is coming because he’s gotten out his tiny violin.”

The trial is set for May.

Taylor Swift just locked in a massive career win, getting inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame … and making history as the youngest woman to ever do it!

And yeah, this is all happening while she’s knee-deep in that Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni texting mess … but professionally, the 36-year-old is flying high after landing a spot on one of music’s most elite lists … a long way from signing her first publishing deal at just 14.

Taylor, who recently dropped her 12th studio album, “The Life Of A Showgirl,” has more than earned this honor … and just to spell it out, she’s stacked up 13 No. 1 hits on the Billboard charts along the way.

She’ll be officially inducted at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala on June 11, joining a loaded 2026 class that includes Walter Afanasieff, Terry Britten, Graham Lyle, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS, Kenny Loggins, Alanis Morissette, and Tricky Stewart.

Sounds like a perfect victory lap — except the timing is messy. TMZ revealed newly unsealed deposition docs which showed Taylor calling Baldoni a “bitch” in a text to Blake back in early Dec ’24, while referencing an upcoming NYT hit piece.

That clashes hard with Taylor’s version of events — that she was blindsided by Lively, didn’t know Baldoni was present during their penthouse showdown, and never took sides.

“Too Hot To Handle” star Madison Wyborny and Leah Peters from “Big Brother 26” just had a pretty scary encounter, watching a stranger walk onto their property … but they’re keeping a sense of humor about it.

So here’s what happened … Law enforcement sources tell us LAPD responded to a trespassing call at the ladies’ residence around 1:20 AM today.

We’re told the suspect, described as a Black male holding a white blanket, was seen entering the property through a gate and was later spotted on the upstairs balcony.

The trespass suspect was detained but then released, sources tell us … and the girls captured a lot of it on camera.

Madison posted a screenshot of her home’s Ring camera footage, showing someone at the front of their property, writing, “Waking up in the middle of the night to a homeless person coming to camp out in your backyard ahahaha LA sh*t woo.”

Leah, on the other hand, shared video of police surveying the outside of their home, writing, “I ♥️ LA (constantly in a state of fear😍) (don’t worry we’re fine).”