{"id":168629,"date":"2025-05-16T13:32:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/taylor-swift-has-halted-her-friendship-with-blake-lively-amid-blackmail-allegations-report\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T13:32:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:32:25","slug":"taylor-swift-has-halted-her-friendship-with-blake-lively-amid-blackmail-allegations-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/taylor-swift-has-halted-her-friendship-with-blake-lively-amid-blackmail-allegations-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Has &#8216;Halted&#8217; Her Friendship With Blake Lively Amid Blackmail Allegations: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/justin-baldoni-shares-emotional-message-amid-blake-lively-lawsuit-circus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni<\/a> continues to make headlines. And it seems that Taylor Swift wants no part of it.<\/p>\n<p>As we previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/blake-lively-apologizes-to-taylor-swift-for-dragging-her-into-justin-baldoni-drama-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taylor was dragged into the Blake vs. Justin war<\/a> when Lively allegedly used the singer\u2019s star power to gain leverage during the filming of It Ends With Us.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as the legal battle between the former costars drags on, Swift is making it more and more clear that she\u2019s not happy about being dragged into the messiest celebrity feud in recent memory:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1987932445-11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-525706 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1987932445-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1987932445-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1987932445-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1987932445-11-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1987932445-11-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1987932445-11-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1987932445-11-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1987932445-11-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Swift attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Neilson Barnard\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-taylor-swift-has-pumped-the-brakes-on-her-friendship-with-blake-lively-one-insider-claims\">Taylor Swift has pumped the brakes on her friendship with Blake Lively, one insider claims<\/h2>\n<p>The signs of trouble began to appear several months ago. Fans noticed, for example, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/blake-lively-banned-from-taylor-swifts-super-bowl-suite-amid-justin-baldoni-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blake did not join Taylor in her Super Bowl suite<\/a> as she had the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>The situation came to a head earlier this week when lawyers for Baldoni alleged that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/blake-lively-accused-of-trying-to-blackmail-taylor-swift-actress-responds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lively had attempted to blackmail Swift <\/a>by threatening to release private text messages.<\/p>\n<p>Lively attorney Michael Gottlieb slammed the accusation on Wednesday as \u201ccategorically false\u201d and \u201ccowardly, sourced to supposed anonymous sources, and completely untethered from reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We may never know if there was any truth to the allegation, but whatever the case, it seems the ongoing legal drama has taken a significant toll on Blake and Taylor\u2019s friendship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rapper Ice Spice, singer Taylor Swift and actress Blake Lively prior to Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-525705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rapper Ice Spice, singer Taylor Swift and actress Blake Lively prior to Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-525705 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2003717970-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rapper Ice Spice, singer Taylor Swift and actress Blake Lively prior to Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Steph Chambers\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTheir friendship has halted,\u201d one insider tells People magazine. \u201cTaylor wants no part in this drama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The source explains that Taylor and Blake are \u201ctaking some space,\u201d but adds that they are \u201c<em>not<\/em> no longer friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So it seems that Taylor isn\u2019t cutting ties with Blake entirely. But it also sounds like their friendship is on life support.<\/p>\n<p>The insider adds that Swift \u201cwas really hurt\u201d when she learned she\u2019d been dragged into Lively\u2019s legal fight but that the two are working to \u201cput it all behind them.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gigi-hadid-chooses-her-side\">Gigi Hadid chooses her side<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gigi Hadid attends the after show of the Miu Miu Womenswear Fall\/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 05, 2024 in Paris, France. \" class=\"wp-image-525708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gigi Hadid attends the after show of the Miu Miu Womenswear Fall\/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 05, 2024 in Paris, France. \" class=\"wp-image-525708 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2061470239-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gigi Hadid attends the after show of the Miu Miu Womenswear Fall\/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 05, 2024 in Paris, France. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Victor Boyko\/Getty Images for Miu Miu)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the meantime, it seems that Blake and Taylor\u2019s mutual friend Gigi Hadid has chosen her side in the conflict:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGigi feels terrible that her close friend is being pulled into the legal drama,\u201d says one source close to Hadid. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGigi is closer to Taylor and has definitely taken her side in this whole drama. Gigi doesn\u2019t want to get involved in this whole ordeal, but she is closer to Taylor and has distanced herself from Blake although she still considers her a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/taylor-swift-subpoenaed-in-blake-lively-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-singer-responds-in-anger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taylor has been subpoenaed<\/a> as a witness in the Lively-Baldoni battle, so we might gain some closure on the situation once this thing finally goes to trial.<\/p>\n<p>But you can be sure the Blake vs. Justin soap opera will have about a thousand more twists and turns between now and then.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/taylor-swift-blake-lively-friendship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes The legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni continues to make headlines. And it seems that Taylor Swift wants no part of it. As we previously reported, Taylor was dragged into the Blake vs. Justin war when Lively allegedly used the singer\u2019s star power to gain leverage during the filming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":168630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-168629","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}