On May 15, 2025, a source close to Taylor Swift confirmed to DailyMail.com that the pop star, 35, has ended her decade-long friendship with actress Blake Lively, 37, following a fallout tied to Lively’s legal dispute with It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, 41. Model Gigi Hadid, 30, a mutual friend, has also distanced herself from Lively, marking a significant rift in their Hollywood circle.
Swift and Lively were once close. Swift served as godmother to Lively’s three eldest children, James, 10, Inez, 8, and Betty, 5, with husband Ryan Reynolds. However, tensions arose when Lively allegedly threatened to leak private texts unless Swift publicly supported her in her feud with Baldoni, according to a legal letter filed by Baldoni’s team on May 14.
🚨Baldoni's lawyer talked to someone close to Taylor Swift saying if Taylor didn't support Lively, Blake would release 10 yrs of private texts. He's willing to give the name if compelled to by the court. Taylor's team won't even put their name on a statement. Damn. 😂🤣 I'm sat. pic.twitter.com/VISQpk8LTz
— LightningRodScotty (@GrateScotty) May 15, 2025The conflict stems from Lively’s $400 million defamation lawsuit against Baldoni, related to their 2024 film It Ends With Us. Baldoni’s countersuit alleges Lively used intimidating tactics, including a text referring to Swift as one of her “dragons.” Swift, subpoenaed as a witness last week despite minimal involvement in licensing her song “My Tears Ricochet” for the soundtrack, criticised the move as unnecessary. “Taylor is a girl’s girl, but when trust is broken, there’s no going back,” the source said.
And there's more … the source says, "Taylor is also learning Blake has been inappropriately leveraging her name for a long time, like telling a young actress that Taylor 'cast her,' which simply did not happen.
Read more at: https://t.co/15BX3j5nUQ pic.twitter.com/XSWDZkkRtK
— TMZ (@TMZ) February 6, 2025Gigi Hadid’s loyalty to Swift was evident when Lively was absent from Hadid’s 30th birthday party at Le Chalet in New York last month. The rift extended to Swift’s inner circle, with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, unfollowing Reynolds on Instagram. Swift, reportedly “floored” by the legal escalation, attended a Mother’s Day lunch with Kelce in Philadelphia on May 12 but remains upset over feeling “exploited” by Lively.
Fans on social media expressed shock, with one user posting, “Taylor Swift and Blake Lively done? That’s a Hollywood breakup we didn’t see coming!” The source emphasised that Swift and Hadid prioritise loyalty and focus on supporting those genuinely affected by the legal battle.
