Seemingly hinting at a friendship fallout, Blake Lively will not sit with her longtime pal, Taylor Swift, at Super Bowl LIX. A source close to the situation told the Daily Mail that Lively is not attending this year’s Super Bowl with Swift.
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“Blake has not left the house since this started practically,” the insider explained. “Taylor wants nothing to do with this trial and court case.”
Lively was noticeably next to Swift to cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl LVIII. The pop star has been romantically linked to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce since September 2023. Kelce will be playing at Super Bowl LIX.
In addition to Super Bowl LVIII, Lively appeared at a couple of Chiefs games during the 2023 NFL season.
Rumors started circulating that Taylor Swift stepped away from her friendship with Blake Lively after Justin Baldoni claimed that the pop star and Blake’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, bullied him into allowing Blake’s write of the balcony scene in the film It Ends With Us.
Baldoni claimed in a lawsuit against Lively that his co-star described herself as like the Game of Thrones character Khaleesi, and Reynolds and Swift were her dragons.
“If you ever get around to watching Games of Thrones, you’ll appreciate that I’m Khaleesi,” Lively allegedly wrote. “And like her, I happen to have a few dragons. For better or worse, but usually for 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.”
Baldoni filed the lawsuit weeks after Lively accused him of sexually harassing her on the It Ends With Us set. She also claimed he was part of a smear campaign against her.
A Source Alleges Taylor Swift ‘Feels Used’ By Blake Lively Amid the Justin Baldoni Lawsuit
A source close to Taylor Swift told TMZ that the pop star “feels used” by Blake Lively after being dragged into the Justin Baldoni lawsuit. The insider pointed out that Swift “resents” her friend for “calling her one of her dragons and leveraging her name.”
The source further revealed that Swift was “blindsided” over the meeting with Baldoni. She had come to Lively’s apartment when she was told by the actress and had “no idea” Baldoni was going to be there.
The source also said that when Swift walked in, Baldoni was about to leave Lively’s apartment. Swift allegedly told the actor/director she was excited for It Ends With Us because “he was her friend’s boss.” T
The pop star allegedly believes that Lively “timed” her meeting with Baldoni so the pop star would arrive before his departure. Swift was also described as “baffled” about Lively referring to her as a “dragon.”
“It’s weird to say that about a friend,” the insider added.