A process server was arrested at Travis Kelce’s home in Kansas while attempting to serve Taylor Swift deposition papers from Justin Baldoni’s legal team, according to reports.
Justin Lee Fisher, a former cop now working as a private investigator, was caught at Kelce’s home in Leawood earlier this month, after he jumped “the fence onto a private residence in a private neighborhood,” according to documents obtained by the star. He was reportedly taken into custody on September 15 around 2 a.m. and faces a misdemeanor count of criminal trespassing in connection with the incident.
Fisher was reportedly released after posting bond. It is unclear whether he successfully served Swift the documents.
His arrest came just two days after a judge denied a request to depose the 35-year-old pop star in connection with the defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit between “It Ends With Us” co-stars, Baldoni and Swift’s former best friend, Blake Lively.
In late December, Lively accused Baldoni, who also served as director, of sexually harassing her on the set of their film and launching a smear campaign against her after the fact. Baldoni, who has repeatedly denied the allegations, followed up with a $250 million libel lawsuit against The New York Times for its deep-dive into Lively’s claims. He also filed a $400 million defamation suit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane, much of which was dismissed by a Manhattan judge back in June.
The “Bad Blood” singer was specifically mentioned by name in the Lively suit, with Baldoni’s legal team alleging that the actress tried to use Swift’s star power to gain creative control over “It Ends With Us.” Baldoni also shared text messages from Lively in which she referred to Swift and Reynolds as her “dragons.”
Earlier this month, Baldoni’s legal team filed documents indicating Swift was prepared to give her deposition as early as October, but days later her lawyers pushed back on the claim. In a letter, they wrote she “did not agree to a deposition,” but if “forced” into one, “her schedule would accommodate the time required during the week of Oct. 20 if the parties were able to work out their disputes.”
