State of Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's friendship after subpoena was withdrawn
The pop superstar was dragged into the feud between Lively and It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni when a legal letter filed earlier this month by Baldoni's lawyers alleged that Lively had attempted to 'coerce' Swift to issue a public statement in support of her and urged her to delete text messages between them.
The court filing claimed Lively's lawyer, Michael Gottlieb, had contacted Swift's attorney and demanded 'that Ms. Swift release a statement of support for Ms. Lively, intimating that, if Ms. Swift refused to do so, private text messages of a personal nature in Ms. Lively's possession would be released'.
Lively's lawyers later filed a motion asking the court to strike the accusations from its docket as 'baseless, unnecessary, improper and abusive,' and Lively's motion to dismiss Baldoni's letter was granted.
Now, a source told Us Weekly that while Swift isn't publicly addressing the case, 'There's been radio silence between Taylor and Blake since the subpoena was dropped,' adding that their once-close friendship has 'stalled.'
DailyMail.com have reached out to reps for Swift and Lively for comment.
According to the source, the 'legal tension' between the former besties has created noticeable 'distance' in their relationship.
'They won't pick up where they left off because of all the emotional residue,' the insider explained.
Swift has privately expressed that the past few weeks have been 'stressful,' and she now appears 'happier and lighter' since the legal pressure eased, the source added.
She's made it 'very clear she is feeling an immense sense of relief.'
'Taylor has handled it with a lot of grace and is not solely focused on it,' the insider continued. 'She's moved on.'
The Us Weekly report comes comes not long after a source exclusively told DailyMail.com that the singer 'is done' with Lively due to feeling like she had been 'exploited.'
Earlier this month, the singer was officially subpoenaed in Lively's lawsuit when she was sent a legal notice by Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman as a witness.
Swift's team slammed the subpoena as they argued that she was not very involved in the drama on set of 2024 film It Ends With Us.
A rep for Taylor gave a blistering response to DailyMail.com which read: 'Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film...
'She never saw an edit or made any notes on the film, she did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history.'
The rep noted that the only involvement Taylor had in the film was the use of one of her tracks titled My Tears Ricochet which was off of her 2020 album Folklore.
The statement concluded: 'Given that her involvement was licensing a song for the film, which 19 other artists also did, this document subpoena is designed to use Taylor Swift's name to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case.'
However, Justin's team soon withdrew the subpoena and a source exclusively told DailyMail.com why his attorney did so by stating: 'They got exactly what they were seeking.'
Swift made a big announcement on Friday - and revealed that she is now the owner of her entire music catalog.
The buy-back deal has been reported to be worth 'between $600million-$1billion' - although sources claimed to MailOnline that number is 'highly inaccurate.'
A separate insider informed Billboard that the Grammy winner had purchased back the rights to her music for around $360 million.
Her boyfriend Travis Kelce offered subtle support for the songstress who teased the news on Instagram - and the NFL player notably liked the post.
The couple - who were first romantically linked in 2023 - were recently spotted on a date night at Harry's Bar & Restaurant in West Palm Beach.
A source told People that Swift whisked herself away to Florida to 'support and spend time' with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end.
'Travis was working on Friday before his dinner date with Taylor. He left early to go meet her.'
Lively has also been seen hanging out with new A-list pals, and stepped out for dinner in NYC earlier this month with fellow actress Salma Hayek.
Blake and Justin's ongoing lawsuit began when she sued him for sexual assault late last year in December.
Baldoni responded by filing a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, and is also suing the New York Times for $250 million.
All of the parties deny the allegations against them.
The legal battle is scheduled to go to court next year in March 2026.
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