US EditionIs Taylor Swift's Song "Ruin the Friendship" About Blake Lively? Debunking the Theory
Taylor Swift's new album includes a song fans link to her strained friendship with Blake Lively amid legal disputes involving sexual harassment allegations, sources say.
- Singer-Songwriter Taylor Swift announced 'The Life of a Showgirl' on August 13, 2025, on Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, with the sixth track titled “Ruin the Friendship.”
- After a subpoena in the case, Swift reportedly cut off Blake Lively, ending their decade-long friendship, according to reports.
- Taylor has supported Blake Lively for over 10 years, and Ryan Reynolds said, `'The names are the names of our kids but, you know, we trust her implicitly and she's very sensitive to any of that stuff,'` Ryan said.
- On social media, fans speculated that “Ruin the Friendship” refers to Blake Lively, with Billy Bush saying, “I think she will shade Blake Lively on her album.”
- Looking ahead, Swift revealed to the Kelce brothers that she collaborated with Max Martin and Shellback in summer 2024, focusing on behind-the-scenes aspects of her Eras tour.
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Is Taylor Swift's new song 'Ruin the Friendship' about Blake Lively?
Swift and Lively's relationship has been under scrutiny since the "It Ends With Us" actress' legal battle with costar and director Justin Baldoni.Steph Chambers/Getty Taylor Swift and Blake Lively in Feb. 2024Another Taylor Swift era, another round of pre-release speculation about who her new songs could be about.When the pop icon announced the tracklist to her upcoming 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, on the New Heights podcast Wednes…
This Wednesday, millions of Taylor Swift fans were very attentive to their movements in the networks. It’s that that was the day chosen by the American singer to make a series of announcements about the upcoming album, The Life of Showgirl, which will be released in October. And when the performer of “Cruel Summer” finally revealed the titles of her new tracks, one of them did not go unnoticed. It’s that the sixth song of the new Swift album has…
Is Taylor Swift's Song "Ruin the Friendship" About Blake Lively? Debunking the Theory
After Taylor Swift revealed that her The Life of a Showgirl track list includes a song called “Ruin the Friendship,” fans posited it was a slight to Blake Lively. See why that’s not likely.
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