Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s iconic friendship almost didn’t survive the firestorm surrounding Blake’s messy legal battle with director Justin Baldoni.
According to a bombshell report from PEOPLE, Taylor was “really hurt” after she got pulled into the controversy between Blake and Baldoni. While Taylor had nothing to do with the actual lawsuit, Baldoni’s countersuit dragged her name into the drama, creating unexpected tension between two of Hollywood’s closest friends.
The trouble started after Blake Lively sued Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment during their work together on It Ends with Us. In his defense, Baldoni’s legal team referenced Taylor Swift – claiming that Blake once referred to Taylor as one of her “dragons” who backed her vision for the film’s script changes.
Suddenly, Taylor found herself linked to a lawsuit she had no direct involvement in, despite It Ends With Us featuring her haunting song “my tears ricochet” in its trailer. The pop star’s name popping up in court documents left her blindsided – and, according to insiders, genuinely upset.
“Taylor was really hurt by this situation, so she’s relieved they were able to recover from this and put it all behind them,” a source told PEOPLE. “It wasn’t something she took lightly.”
Despite the painful moment, Blake reportedly remained confident they would patch things up. “Blake knew she and Taylor would come back from this at some point and that their friendship wasn’t done for good,” the insider added.
And it looks like Blake was right. While the legal drama between Lively and Baldoni is still ongoing – with Swift even rumored to be among those who could be subpoenaed for the March 2026 trial – Taylor and Blake’s bond seems to have survived the storm.
Importantly, Taylor has not publicly commented on the situation, keeping her focus firmly on her music and upcoming projects. Meanwhile, Baldoni’s filings painted a picture of Taylor, Blake, and Ryan Reynolds as a united front pressuring him on creative decisions – a claim neither Swift nor Reynolds has addressed publicly.
If anything, this saga just proves how tight the Taylor Swift – Blake Lively friendship truly is. Even dragged into messy headlines and lawsuit crossfire, they managed to weather it together.
In the end, as Swifties would say: Real queens fix each other’s crowns – even when the world is trying to tear them apart.