Blake Lively might be feuding with pal Gigi Hadid amid rumors of rift with Taylor Swift
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Speculation of something bad brewing between Blake Lively and her friend Gigi Hadid has begun after the actress missed the model’s 30th birthday party last week.
This comes as the ‘Gossip Girl’ star continues to face rumors of a rift between her and Taylor Swift.
Former entertainment reporter calls Blake Lively's absence from Gigi Hadid’s birthday party ‘weird’
Former entertainment reporter Kjersti Flaa said on her ‘Flaawsome Talk’ podcast on Sunday, April 27, as per Page Six, “I think it’s weird that you don’t show up at one of your friends’ 30th birthday party.”
“It’s not that you don’t want to be out and seen out in public because she did go to that event the day before,” she stated, referring to Lively’s presence at the Time100 Gala. The event happened at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC on April 24.
Flaa then went on to mention that the reason Hadid might not “want [Lively] to show up because both her and [her boyfriend] Bradley Cooper [are] probably waiting to be subpoenaed” in a legal case the 37-year-old is fighting against her 'It Ends With Us' co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
Taylor Swift attended Gigi Hadid’s birthday bash
As per an April 24 People report, “Anyone that had any knowledge of this situation will be subpoenaed, no matter of their celebrity status.”
Meanwhile, Hadid’s birthday bash at Le Chalet in New York City was attended by many celebrities, like Bella Hadid, Zoe Kravitz, Anne Hathaway, Emily Ratajkowski, and Will Arnett.
Page Six reported that Swift joined the party as well.
Taylor Swift upset over the inclusion of her name in Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit
Reports previously claimed that there was tension between Blake Lively and her longtime pal Taylor Swift on the heels of the harassment case against Justin Baldoni.
The pop sensation was believed to be “hurt” after her name was mentioned in the ‘Jane the Virgin’ actor’s lawsuit against Lively.
Baldoni had reportedly claimed that Swift was part of the creative decisions of ‘It Ends Us With Us’ movie in which he starred with the mother of four.
Taylor Swift’s friendship is important to Blake Lively
However, things got better between the two friends after Blake Lively approached Taylor Swift.
A tipster spilled, as reported by Page Six, “It was important to Blake to be on good terms again with Taylor. It was never her intention to hurt Taylor or cause any harm to their friendship. Blake missed their friendship and she hopes they can put this whole thing behind them.”
Later, another source told People, “Blake knew she and Taylor would come back from this at some point and that their friendship wasn’t done for good.”
“Taylor was really hurt by this situation, so she’s relieved they were able to recover from this and put it all behind them because it wasn’t something she took lightly,” they added.
