Blake Lively is fighting to hide her texts with celebrity friends from Justin Baldoni, a court heard Thursday — as the mystery missives took center stage in the pair’s bombshell legal battle.

The “It Ends With Us” starlet and her A-list husband Ryan Reynolds want to shield their messages with “high-profile” pals from Baldoni and his publicists — who they claimed could leak them to the press — months after the director released text exchanges with Lively that mention Taylor Swift.

At a virtual hearing in Manhattan federal court, a lawyer for Lively and Reynolds urged Judge Lewis Liman to only allow the attorneys on the case to see the couple’s chats with prominent people about Lively’s time making the 2024 film with Baldoni. 

Lawyer Meryl Conant Governski did not reveal which celebs’ names could emerge in text messages that Lively and Reynolds divulge to Baldoni’s camp as the $400 million legal feud rages on.

But Lively is a known pal of the music megastar Swift, while she and her husband are also closely connected with other A-listers like actors Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski and model Gigi Hadid.

Governski revealed Thursday that the “PR value” of such texts would be high — even if they are not directly relevant to the facts of the case.

“There is a significant chance of irreparable harm if marginal conversations with high profile individuals with no relevance to the case were to fall into wrong hands,” the lawyer said.

“There are 100 million reasons for these parties to leak information because the PR value is greater than complying with the court’s orders.”

A proposed protective order already submitted to the court bars Lively and Baldoni’s teams from leaking sensitive information. 

But Lively and Reynolds want the judge to create an extra layer of security, known as an “Attorney’s Eyes Only” category, for the celeb texts, as well as for information on their mental health, and security measures they’ve taken amid the feud.

Governski noted that Baldoni’s co-defendants “include people whose businesses whose entire living is based on providing information to the press and content creators.”

But Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman shot back that Lively and Reynolds’ proposal was “unnecessary,” and called it “offensive that anyone would suggest that we would disregard a protective order.”

The attorney added that Lively and Reynolds’ plan would unjustly treat “celebrity people,” and “people who are powerful in the industry,” differently from other people.

Terms of the protective order that the court is already considering provide sufficient protection without needing to add the “attorneys eyes only” provision, Freedman added.

“My clients have the right to defend themselves, they have a right to transparency,” he told the court, adding that his proposed setup is not meant to be “abusing” Lively.

Liman did not rule immediately — telling both sides “I’ll give you my views soon” — but, noting that the case has garnered significant public interest, he warned that “there is a presumption of public access” in federal courthouses. 

The judge added that the existing terms of the proposed order would already bar third parties from sending information to the press — and that any such leakers could be held in contempt of court, a process that could lead to fines or even jail time.

Lively, 37, sued Baldoni, 41, in December for $250 million, claiming he sexually harassed her while filming the drama, and launched a smear campaign when she spoke out about her alleged mistreatment.

Baldoni — who co-starred in and directed the movie — has denied her accusations, and he and his publicists countersued Lively and Reynolds for $400 million, alleging she defamed and extorted them.

Lively referenced Swift to Baldoni in an alleged text where she called herself Khaleesi from “Game of Thrones” and referred to Reynolds and Swift as “my dragons,” per Baldoni’s suit.

“If you ever get around to watching Game of Thrones, you’ll appreciate that I’m Khaleesi, and like her, I happen to have a few dragons,” Lively allegedly wrote.

“For better or worse, but usually for better,” another alleged text read. “Because my dragons also protect those I fight for. So really we all benefit from those gorgeous monsters of mine. you will too, I can promise you.”

A trial in the case is scheduled for March 2026.