Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s friendship might never mend, or at least to where it once was via Page Six.
The pop superstar and ex “Gossip Girl” actress were super-close until Swift was involved in Justin Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit against Lively — his co-star in “It Ends With Us” — and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, a source close to the singer told Page Six.
Now, she has put her on ice as Blake’s real feelings about Swift were revealed in a court filing, and sources say it’s unlikely they’ll ever fully patch things up.
“Taylor buries hatchets but keeps maps of where she put them, remember?” Quipped the source, referencing the lyrics to Swift’s 2017 track “End Game.”
In a text exchange, Lively, had referred to Swift, 36, and Reynolds, 48, as her “dragons,” comparing herself to the character Khaleesi from “Game of Thrones.”
The exchange was included in court papers during the bitter legal wrangling over “It Ends With Us” between Lively and Baldoni.
“She will forever be furious at how Blake quite clearly was using her for clout and leverage in her dealings with Justin. She really hates that Blake would even think like that, let alone write the things she did in that text,” the source told Page Six.
The former best friends are reportedly no longer on speaking terms after a judge dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit against Lively on Monday.
Swift, who has otherwise been riding high over her record-breaking Eras Tour through 2023 and 2024 and her high-profile romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, was pulled into the drama by Baldoni and his team, who claimed Lively was using her then-friend as a weapon, and originally even issued Swift a subpoena.
“The damage Justin did by revealing those texts— the ‘dragons’ text most especially, and by his initial subpoena, even though he dropped it— is lasting and probably permanent,” the source close to Swift said.
“The truth is, the text wasn’t even accurate. That’s not the kind of friendship they ever had— Taylor would never think of herself as Blake’s ‘dragon,’ or protector, or someone who would interfere on her behalf.
“For starters, Blake is a grown woman who doesn’t need anyone to do that for her. Secondly, she’s married to one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. It was never a matter of Taylor believing she’d ever have to fight any battles for Blake. For her to see Blake use her name in that context was really hurtful,” the source said.
