Blake Lively's Legal Drama Exposes Her Inner Circle Shake-up Amid Rumored Feud With Taylor Swift

As Blake Lively’s legal case with Justin Baldoni over It Ends With Us drags on — it’s not set to go to trial until March 2026 — the 37-year-old actress might be feeling the impact of the ongoing drama.

The first noticeable fallout happened after Baldoni’s lawyers attempted to obtain Taylor Swift’s text messages with Lively, who reportedly claimed she could “leverage” the pop star’s power against Baldoni. Well, that did not land well in Swift’s camp. According to the Daily Mail, “[Blake] has been reaching out to [Taylor] with texts, voicemails and even emails begging to mend what they once had… Taylor hasn’t responded to any of Blake’s pleas.” The media outlet’s source also claimed that Gigi Hadid sided with Swift’s version of the story.

The inner circle shift now has Lively tightening her bonds with her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and her older sister, Robyn Lively, ahead of the next stages of the legal case. “Ryan and her family, especially her sister Robyn, have been a rock for Blake through all this,” a second insider said. They are keeping the Gossip Girl star focused on life outside the courtroom.

The Swift feud wasn’t surprising given the headline-generating nature of the Lively-Baldoni case. The “Shake It Off” singer doesn’t want to be drawn into other people’s issues. Instead, Swift was spotted celebrating bestie Selena Gomez’s 33rd birthday on a July 20 Instagram post. Swift and Gomez have been pals after dating members of the Jonas Brothers back in 2008 — and they’ve never left each other’s side.

Still, Gomez reportedly wasn’t a fan of Lively and vice versa. In April 2024, a Life & Style report noted the tension between the women. “Taylor’s tried many times to broker peace between these two divas, but they won’t play nice,” a source told the media outlet. “She thinks it’s silly the way they carry on, especially since the two don’t even know where all this hating began!”

Now, it appears that Swift has backed off from her Lively friendship, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star is relying on her family to support her through this difficult time. The legal battle is a marathon for Lively, and it’s proving to have many personal consequences along the way.

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