Blake Lively's text messages with friend Taylor Swift could get some play in court, in a recent development of the actor's winding legal battle against Justin Baldoni.

Justin Baldoni scored a legal win Wednesday when a New York judge denied Blake Lively’s motion to keep her communications with Taylor Swift out of the actors’ legal battle. Judge Lewis J. Liman denied “Lively’s motion for a protective order” meant to shield all communications between the reportedly estranged A-list pals from the case,

A judge has denied Blake Lively's motion for a protective order to keep her communications with Taylor Swift regarding 'It Ends With Us' out of Justin Baldoni's hands according to new documents obtained by PEOPLE.