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New pics prove Blake Lively, Taylor Swift friendship ‘done’

Friendship breakdown linked to accumulated issues, including a legal dispute over private messages and a withdrawn subpoena, as Swift narrowed her inner circle for peace during wedding planning.

  • On July 3, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, both 36, married at Madison Square Garden, though Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were notably absent from the star-studded ceremony.
  • A legal dispute involving Lively and actor-director Justin Baldoni previously dragged Swift into the spotlight, with court documents revealing private messages and a subpoena later withdrawn.
  • According to Page Six, the relationship breakdown stemmed from "everything adding up" over time rather than one incident, with wedding planning marking a turning point as Lively skipped bachelorette celebrations.
  • Sources told Page Six that Swift now wants to be around people she trusts and who bring her peace; as far as Swift is concerned, the friendship is done.
  • Once-Close friends since 2015, Swift and Lively drifted after months of distance, with Lively and Reynolds spending the wedding weekend in Lake Placid, New York, supporting their daughter Betty at a horse show.
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[OSEN=Reporter Sun Mi-kyung] Ultimately, the friendship between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift has ended. Hollywood actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were not invited to pop star Taylor Swift's much-talked-about wedding. Recently, the foreign media outlet Page Six reported, "Their friendship is over." A source said, "Taylor is now in a different position. She has someone she can trust and someone who gives her peace of mind."

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The West Australian broke the news in Australia on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
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