Taylor Swift ‘is talking to Blake Lively again as actress apologises’
Taylor Swift ‘is talking to Blake Lively again as actress apologises’ amid singer being dragged into the Justin Baldoni scandal
Taylor Swift is reportedly talking to Blake Lively again after the pals allegedly fell out amid the Justin Baldoni scandal.
In February, it was reported that the singer, 35, had taken a ‘step back’ from their decade-long friendship after her shock involvement in Blake’s highly-publicised legal roller coaster with her It Ends With Us co-star.
However, it appears that Taylor and Blake have now made amends, with reports stating that the actress, 37, said sorry over her friend being dragged into the drama.
A source told NewsNation: ‘[Swift and Lively] have worked everything out. Blake apologized and they are talking again.’
MailOnline have contacted representatives of Taylor and Blake for comment.
In February, it was claimed the A-list pals were struggling to move on from the fallout, with the Shake It Off singer pausing communication with Blake, according to insiders.
The Bad Blood hitmaker, 35, had previously taken a ‘step back’ from their decade-long friendship following her shock involvement in Blake’s highly publicised legal roller coaster.
Their close bond had deteriorated, with Taylor reportedly refusing an invitation to the SNL 50th anniversary special as Blake was on the guest list.
‘Taylor is not communicating with Blake,’ an insider said to DailyMail.com. ‘She was invited to SNL50, but with Blake there – and Kim Kardashian – it was the last place on earth she would be seen.’
The global frenzy around Blake left Taylor questioning her close friendships and how she can prevent ‘external factors’ from damaging her own reputation.
‘Taylor is taking stock of which of her friends are good for her and who name drops her for personal gain after Blake-gate,’ a second insider added.
‘She has a new album in the works and is shocked by how much drama she was pulled into. She won’t let external factors hurt her career.’
At the time, the ladies hadn’t been pictured together for four months. The last time was when Blake and Taylor enjoyed a double date with their respective partners Ryan Reynolds and Travis Kelce in Manhattan in October.
Questions were raised in February when the actress failed to attend the Super Bowl, with Taylor instead flanked by her collaborator Ice Spice, social media influencer Ashley Avignone, and Haim sisters Alana, Este and Danielle.
Taylor was dragged into the explosive saga in January when Blake’s It Ends with Us co-star Justin countersued the actress and her husband Ryan Reynolds for $400 million.
In his filing, he claimed Blake, who accused Justin of sexual harassment in a lawsuit, used Taylor to intimidate him at a meeting with Ryan about edits she had made to a rooftop scene.
Justin claimed the Cruel Summer singer made him feel like he ‘needed to comply with Blake’s direction for the script.’
Blake later appeared to threaten Justin by comparing herself to Game of Thrones character Khaleesi in a series of text messages, included as exhibits to court papers, in which she referred to Ryan and her best friend as her ‘dragons.’
A source previously told DailyMail.com that the ‘uncool and unnecessary’ description was a shock for Taylor who had never planned to be at the meeting, but arrived at Blake’s New York penthouse to find it was still ongoing.
‘For the time being she is taking a step back from Blake because she doesn’t want to get tangled in this more than she already has – which is far more than she ever needed to be,’ an insider told DailyMail.com.
Justin also claimed in the suit that Blake leveraged her friendship with the Grammy-winner to get her way behind the scenes.
He claimed the actress threatened to ‘change her mind’ about reaching out to Taylor to secure the use of her hit 2020 track My Tears Ricochet.
Taylor and Blake have been friends for a decade, with the pair celebrating milestones together and the singer even name dropping Blake’s children in her music.
She appeared to rally around the actress when rumors of rancor between her and Justin first started bubbling in August.
She was pictured arriving at Taylor’s Rhode Island property, taking solace at the $17 million, eight-bedroom estate alongside her husband Reynolds, to escape the frenzy.
