Taylor Swift 'not communicating' with Blake Lively as their friendship shattered by Justin Baldoni drama
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Taylor Swift's unexpected involvement in Blake Lively's widely publicized legal ordeal with Justin Baldoni has shaken her decade-long friendship with the 'Gossip Girl' alum.
Moreover, insiders claimed that the 'Cruel Summer' singer, 35, has stopped communicating with Lively, 37, indicating that the A-lister continues to have issues moving on from the 'It Ends with Us' catastrophe.
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's friendship disrupted following Justin Baldoni scandal
According to insiders, Taylor Swift turned down an invitation to the 50th anniversary of 'Saturday Night Live' because Blake Lively would be attending.
Swift reportedly turned down the 'SNL' invitation because Lively was on the guest list, however, Daily Mail previously reported that she had taken a "step back" from the former 'Gossip Girl' star.
"Taylor is not communicating with Blake. She was invited to SNL50, but with Blake there – and Kim Kardashian – it was the last place on earth she would be seen," an insider said.
Apart from avoiding Lively, Swift is allegedly scrutinizing her close relationships and how she may prevent "external factors" from affecting her reputation.
"Taylor is taking stock of which of her friends are good for her and who name drops her for personal gain after Blake-gate," a second insider said.
They added, "She has a new album in the works and is shocked by how much drama she was pulled into. She won’t let external factors hurt her career."
Swift has reportedly distanced herself from Lively, and based on this latest update, it appears that she is sticking to her word.
Baldoni mentioned the 'Blank Space' signer in his complaint against Lively, alleging that she used the pop star to intimidate him during a meeting with her husband, Ryan Reynolds, which sparked problems in the bond between the best friends.
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively haven’t been spotted together for four months
The once-best friends have not been seen together for the past four months. The last occurrence was in October when Lively and Swift went out on a double date in Manhattan with their respective partners, Ryan Reynolds and Travis Kelce.
Lively's absence from the Super Bowl LIX sparked questions while Swift was accompanied by Ice Spice, social media personality Ashley Avignone, and the Haim sisters - Alana, Este, and Danielle.
Swift was pulled into the heated drama last month when Lively's 'It Ends with Us' co-star Baldoni filed a $400 million countersuit against Lively and her husband, Reynolds, 48.
According to Baldoni's lawsuit, Swift attended a meeting with Lively and Reynolds to talk about changes to a rooftop scene in the movie. Swift, he added, gave him the impression that "he needed to comply with Blake's direction for the script."
Additionally, Baldoni asserted that Lively, who referred to Reynolds and Swift as her "dragons," compared herself to the character Khaleesi from 'Game of Thrones' in a string of messages that appeared to threaten him.
Swift, who didn't intend to attend the meeting, was taken aback by the "uncool and unnecessary" description, but she showed up at Lively's loft in New York while it was going on.
"For the time being she is taking a step back from Blake because she doesn't want to get tangled in this more than she already has – which is far more than she ever needed to be," an insider told the Mail.
Taylor Swift refused to get embroiled in Blake Lively's legal troubles
Moreover, Swift's friends were reportedly not pleased with Lively's description of herself as "Khaleesi" and her reference to the singer as one of her "dragons" in her text message to Baldoni.
An insider claimed that Swift's friends found the description "uncool and unnecessary because she was essentially used as an intimidation tactic," per The Blast.
"Taylor shouldn't even be involved in this at all. She was only going over to visit Blake and Ryan with the understanding that the meeting would be over," they added.
According to a different source, Swift objected to her name being brought up in the legal dispute between Baldoni and Lively.
"Taylor has politely backed away from it all. She is conscious of her own image and hates that she was even mentioned," they said.
