Taylor Swift and Blake Lively ‘have made amends’: Source
Paula Froelich
(NewsNation) — Her popularity may be at an all-time low, and she may be getting slammed on social media on the daily, but Blake Lively has one bright spot in her life: Her powerful best friend and personal “dragon” Taylor Swift is talking to her again.
I was the first to report along with the DailyMail that Swift had cooled the longtime friendship after she was left appalled and embarrassed by being unknowingly dragged into the “It Ends With Us” drama last year.
But apparently, that is now in the past.
”(Swift and Lively) have worked everything out,” my source said. “Blake apologized and they are talking again.”
Blake Lively files complaint against ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star Justin Baldoni
In December, Lively filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department against “It Ends With Us” co-star, writer, director and producer Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment and a coordinated “plan” seeking to “destroy” her reputation.
Baldoni then sued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane for $400 million, denying the allegations and claiming the trio sought to “destroy” him.
Swift’s name was mentioned several times in the Lively v. Baldoni lawsuits.
Taylor Swift mentioned in Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni lawsuits
”Taylor is annoyed she was brought into this,” a source told me in January. “She was supporting her friend — and went to her house to hang out, and now that (hangout) is part of (Baldoni’s) lawsuit. It’s a lot.”
Swift was mentioned twice in Baldoni’s lawsuit — first when Lively, texting Baldoni, compared herself to Khaleesi from “Game of Thrones,” writing: “If you ever get around to watching Game of Thrones, you’ll appreciate that I’m Khaleesi, and like her, I happen to have a few dragons. For better or worse, but usually better. Because my dragons also protect those I fight for. So really we all benefit from those gorgeous monsters of mine. You will too, I can promise you.” (Swift and Reynolds being the dragons).
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 06: (L-R) Hugh Jackman
, Blake Lively, and Ryan Reynolds attend the “It Ends With Us” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on August 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
FILE – Blake Lively poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK Gala Screening for the film ‘It ‘Ends With Us’ on Thursday, Aug, 8, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively are seen on the set of “It Ends with Us” on Jan. 12, 2024, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Justin Baldoni, left, and Blake Lively in a scene from “It Ends With Us.” (Nicole Rivelli/Sony Pictures via AP)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 11: Rapper Ice Spice, Donna Kelce, Ashley Avignone, NFL player Jason Kelce, singer Taylor Swift and actress Blake Lively react in the first quarter of Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Ice Spice, from left, Ashley Avignone Taylor Swift and Blake Lively react during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Singer Taylor Swift and actress Blake Lively react prior to Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
FILE – Blake Lively, left, and Ryan Reynolds attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. Parties are back, and they’ve brought with them the potential for some dress code chaos. White tie, black tie, black tie creative/festive, semi-formal. Pre-pandemic guidelines for attire in an exhausted world more used to sweats and sneakers may take some extra re-entry energy. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” on Dec. 6, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, file)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – JANUARY 26: Taylor Swift reacts after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills 32 in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – JANUARY 28: Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with Taylor Swift after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and Taylor Swift embrace after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in overtime during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 01: (L-R) Singer Taylor Swift and Actor Ryan Reynolds look on prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 01, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
Justin Baldoni at the “It Ends With Us” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on August 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)
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Swift was then actually named by Baldoni in his suit when he claimed he went for a meeting at Lively’s NYC apartment to discuss a scene she had rewritten on her own accord and was “ambushed” by Reynolds and Swift, who both claimed Lively’s scene was better than the original.
Swift is expected to be deposed by Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, later this summer.
