Justin Baldoni‘s lawyer has an ace in the hole in his client’s legal war with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds … and the threat of a Taylor Swift deposition can go a long way here.

TMZ has a new podcast with Harvey Levin and Mark Geragos — “Two Angry Men” — and in our first episode we broke down the Blake-Baldoni beef with special guest Bryan Freedman, the attorney repping Justin.

Harvey hammers Bryan about potentially deposing Taylor … because she’s central to the dispute by virtue of her involvement in an infamous meeting between Justin, Blake and Ryan.

Taylor was there when Blake and Ryan met with Justin to discuss the rooftop scene in “It Ends With Us” … it’s the scene Blake rewrote and the meeting led to Justin’s 2 AM voice note to Blake.

Bryan is cagey about calling Taylor for a deposition, but watch the clip and read between the lines … a Taylor depo is on the table and Bryan can use it as a big bargaining chip to get a settlement.

Yes, we’re already talking settlement because as Harvey and Mark explain … there is no way this case is actually going to trial … for the very reason that none of these celebrities want to be subjected to depositions, courtroom testimony and especially cross-examinations.

Taylor’s the biggest star of them all though, and our read is that Blake and Ryan will do anything to keep their best friend from being grilled by Bryan … which could benefit Justin in the end.

Travis Scott was grabbed by a security staffer following the Lakers vs. Clippers game on Tuesday … and TMZ Sports is told the whole ordeal was the result of a credential issue.

La Flame had courtside seats for the Battle of L.A. at the Intuit Dome … where he was laser-focused on all the action throughout the night — including Bronny James‘ first-career three-pointer.

But after the Purple and Gold secured the 122-97 victory, the fun briefly died down for the “FE!N” artist … as he was yanked by a worker as he was making his way off the court and out of the arena.

Sources familiar with the situation tell us the staffer — a third-party employee hired to work the game — was looking on Scott’s person for a floor credential … and when he didn’t see one, he took swift action.

Safe to say if he had just looked at Travis’ face, he would’ve known he was allowed to be in the area … after all, he IS one of the most famous rappers in the country.

“Bounty Tank” Frank Frazier is finally out of the hospital and feeling grateful to be alive … after a shooting last fall nearly took his life.

We caught up with the famed bounty hunter, who confirmed he’s now home after 4 months of receiving care for injuries he sustained when he was shot on camera during filming of his reality TV show in Ohio.

Frank says he’s focusing on rehab to get his strength back, as the shooting left him with extensive damage to his body … including injury to his colon and his kidney, which he’s set to have removed.

He adds … “I’m a walking miracle. They said I lost more blood than I had. So, I’m thankful to be here. And I’m walking! They said that I wouldn’t be walking this fast. They said it would be 8 months’ recovery for me to even just walk. So, I’m doing good.”

Watch the video … Frank maintains his grateful attitude discussing the specifics of the case –even though the 18-year-old suspect isn’t facing charges for shooting him. Instead, the suspect has been indicted on a weapons under disability charge … the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office determined he fired in self-defense.

FF says he doesn’t want to get into the legal part of it all … but he suggests his shooting may’ve “been a setup” — and his bounty hunting days might not be over.