Blake Lively fears Taylor Swift's musical payback amid legal fallout
As the case deepened, and Swift's name appeared in court documents, subsequently the pop star has been quite distant from Lively and many fans have speculated there is a low-key but considerable rift.
Blake Lively reportedly scrambles to save their friendship
Blake Lively is reportedly doing everything she can to salvage her once-close friendship with Taylor Swift, according to insiders quoted by RadarOnline. One source revealed that Lively has confided in friends, saying, 'I won't let Taylor cut me off.'
The tension allegedly stems from Swift being pulled into Lively's legal battle with 'It Ends With Us' director Justin Baldoni. Since then, the pop icon has quietly distanced herself, leaving Lively on the outside of Swift's famously tight inner circle.
According to Rob Shuter's #ShutterScoop, Blake Lively's once-close bond with Taylor Swift has taken a sharp turn. 'She went from being Taylor's inner-circle icon to a ghosted contact,' an insider revealed.
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The source added pointedly, 'With Taylor, when you're out… you're a verse away from being dragged.' Another mutual friend suggested Lively is already anxious about what Swift might pen next: 'Blake's smart enough to hear the lyrics before they drop.
And she's scared they'll never rhyme with 'betrayal''.
Swift's silence speaks volumes
Although Blake Lively and Taylor Swift haven't said anything publicly regarding the supposed rift, the tension has been hard to overlook.
Swift has been spotted at multiple high-profile functions with Travis Kelce, and Lively has been conspicuously absent. Considering Swift's penchant for memorializing her personal life in music, it wouldn't be surprising if the unraveling of their friend group is only indirect inspiration for her next album.
Swift's circle shrinks and Blake Lively may be the next verse
Although Travis Kelce has not commented on the reverberations, it is obvious the circle surrounding Taylor Swift has seen a radical degree of change.
The once crowded social space that included friends like Blake Lively, has increasingly become curated, and minuscule. Considering Swift's track record for morphing personal pain into popular songs, Lively's worry about a pointed lyric seems reasonable.
There is no official word on when Swift is releasing her next musical chapter, but of late, sources are advising Lively to prepare for fallout. If previous examples are any indication, Lively might not just be cut out—she might be written in, and maybe not in the nicest light.
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