Blake Lively's friendship with longtime pal Gigi Hadid is questioned after skipping her 30th birthday party
Blake Lively's friendship with her longtime best friend Gigi Hadid is under question after she skipped her 30th birthday party.
On Friday, the supermodel rang in her birthday with many of her celebrity pals but her close friends Lively and Ryan Reynolds were noticeably absent.
Hadid celebrated her birthday at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City alongside her boyfriend Bradley Cooper and a slew of other stars, but not her best friend of approximately a decade.
She celebrated alongside her sister Bella Hadid and their parents Yolanda and Mohammed, and the guest list also featured many supermodels and actress Anne Hathaway.
And Taylor Swift reportedly snuck into Hadid's star-studded soirée without Travis Kelce by her side, according to gossip site DeuxMoi.
Two days later, journalist Kjersti Flaa, who claimed she was bullied by the actress in a resurfaced video from 2016, reacted to Lively and Reynolds' lack of attendance at Hadid's birthday party on her podcast Flaawsome Talk.
Blake Lively 's friendship with her longtime BFF Gigi Hadid is under question after she skipped her 30th birthday party; pictured July 2024 in New York City
Last Friday, the supermodel rang in her birthday with many of her celebrity pals but her close friends Lively and Ryan Reynolds were noticeably absent; pictured October 2017 in New York City
Flaa expressed shock that Lively did not help her friend celebrate what she noted was a very important occasion and milestone birthday — especially after their big appearance together at the Deadpool & Wolverine premiere and many more industry events.
Lively later opted to fly to Wales instead for a soccer match and to cheer on Reynolds' UK team Wrexham AFC.
Based on Lively's attendance at the TIME100 Gala in New York City with her mother and Reynolds the day before, Flaa speculated that their reason for not going to Hadid's party could not be due to being out of town or them not wanting to go out.
Flaa further speculated that Hadid and Cooper did not invite the couple as they 'probably waiting to be subpoenaed' in the ongoing legal battle between Lively and Justin Baldoni.
On February 5, 2025, Baldoni's attorney Bryan Freedman shared a statement via TMZ: 'Anyone that reasonably has information that can provide evidence in this case is going to be deposed.'
Swift is reportedly set to be subpoenaed this week.
Flaa claimed that Hadid and Cooper appear to have been a little involved, but involved nonetheless, in It Ends With Us, and for that reason, they could dragged into the legal drama and be summoned to court.
Hadid previously gushed about the movie at the premiere, hinting at the fact that she was invited to a pre-screening at Lively's penthouse, which No Filter podcast host Zack Peter previously speculated.
Hadid celebrated her birthday at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City alongside her boyfriend Bradley Cooper and a slew of other stars — but not with her best friends of approximately a decade
Two days later, journalist Kjersti Flaa, who claimed she was bullied by the actress in a resurfaced video from 2016, reacted to Lively and Reynolds' lack of attendance at Hadid's birthday party on her podcast; pictured May 2018 in New York City
Based on Lively's attendance at the TIME100 Gala in New York City with her mother and Reynolds the day before, Flaa speculated that their reason for not going to Hadid's party could not be due to being out of town or them not wanting to go out
She expressed shock that Lively did not help her friend celebrate her milestone birthday — and later opted to fly to Wales with Reynolds instead for his team's soccer match; pictured October 2017 in New York City
The pair have been friends for over a decade; pictured October 2014 in New York City
Flaa further speculated that Hadid and Cooper did not invite the couple as they 'probably waiting to be subpoenaed' in the ongoing legal battle between Lively and Justin Baldoni; pictured December 2018 in New York City
And the Maestro actor, 50, was given a special shoutout in the credits of the movie, per People.
Other stars that were acknowledged included Taylor Swift and her brother Austin Swift and her songwriting collaborator Aaron Dessner as well as Britney Spears and director Shawn Levy among many more.
In Flaa's Sunday podcast episode, she also brought up the rumored tension between two of Taylor Swift's best friends — Lively and Selena Gomez.
She noted that Swift is best friends with Lively and Gomez, but her best friends do not appear to be friends at all and have never even been pictured together.
This comes shortly after an insider exclusively told the Daily Mail about how Gomez once issued a stark warning to Swift about Lively.
The source said Gomez has always been wary of her frenemy, the Gossip Girl alum, especially because of the way she 'latched onto Taylor.'
Swift and Lively have been friends for a decade, and the singer is also the godmother to all of Lively's four kids, which the insider added that the former Disney star 'always found this odd.'
In Flaa's Sunday podcast episode, she also brought up the rumored tension between two of Taylor Swift's best friends — Lively (not pictured) and Selena Gomez; pictured January 2024 in Beverly Hills
Last December, Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and creating a 'hostile work environment on set.' Baldoni, 41, retaliated with his own $400 million filing
Last December, Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and creating a 'hostile work environment on set.'
Baldoni, 41, retaliated with his own $400 million filing against the actress as well as her husband Reynolds as he accused the couple of trying to tarnish his reputation.
The bitter back-and-forth is scheduled for a trial on March 29, 2026.
All parties have denied the allegations.
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