Looks like Blake Lively is turning to family for comfort as her once-tight friendship with Taylor Swift unravels amid the Justin Baldoni legal drama.
On May 18, 2025, the Another Simple Favor star took to her Instagram Stories to share a few rare snaps with her elder sisters, Robyn Lively and Lori Lively.
The photos seemed to be from their girls’ night out on May 15 at the opening of Contour: A Decade of Photography for Coca-Cola Global Design by Guy Aroch and Anna Palma, held at the International Center of Photography in New York City.
In a now-deleted image, the Lively sisters were all dolled up as they posed for a selfie taken by Blake. The actress stood in the middle, with Robyn and Lori on either side of her. All three ladies flashed bright, wide, toothy smiles for the camera as they posed against a backdrop for the exhibition.
Keeping the caption simple, Blake tagged her sisters’ Instagram handles and added a red heart emoji with the word “Sisters” written in white.
Blake’s latest outing comes shortly after reports claimed that her bestie, and godmother to her kids, Taylor has cut ties with her amid the actress’s messy legal dispute with It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni.
Fans Throw Shade At Blake’s Sisters Night Out Amid Taylor Fallout
The internet didn’t hold back after Lively shared photos with her sisters, as many netizens speculated that the actress was staging a damage control move now that Swift allegedly wants nothing to do with her. Some such harsh comments read,
“The only girls left that will put up with her”.
“Was she looking for new pet dragons?”
“Her only friends left”.
“No one else can stand her now”.
“I never remember her hanging out with her sisters this much before all the drama!
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“Only her sisters want to hang out with her and she still alerts the paps to where she is. She is dead to Hollywood”.
“At this point it’s pretty pathetic
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“Can’t hang with Taylor anymore
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“Not Blake rallying people to be on her side after she’s been dropped by Taylor
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“I hope her sisters can talk some sense into her”.
Insider Spills On What Really Went Down Between Blake And Taylor
Earlier, on May 15, 2025, an anonymous source close to the former besties spilled exclusive details about their friendship in light of Taylor being subpoenaed by Baldoni’s legal team to testify in his lawsuit on May 8.
Offering insight into the Midnight Rain singer’s stance on being dragged into the legal drama, the source told PEOPLE magazine,
“Taylor and Blake’s friendship has halted. Taylor wants no part in this drama. [The subpoena] has fractured the fragile peace between them”.
Blake Lively & Taylor Swift. 🖤❤️ pic.twitter.com/VDZjWymppL
— Best of Blake Lively (@bofblakelively) May 6, 2025
Moreover, on May 14, Justin’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, submitted a new court filing alleging that Lively’s legal team contacted Swift’s attorneys in an attempt to pressure the pop superstar into publicly supporting the Gossip Girl alum. Freedman further claimed,
“If Ms. Swift refused to do so, private text messages [between the two] of a personal nature in Ms. Lively’s possession would be released”.
However, the letter filed by Bryan was soon struck from the docket after the judge deemed it “improper”.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been embroiled in a heated feud since December 2024, when Blake filed a lawsuit against Baldoni and several others involved in the 2024 film, accusing them of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her.
In January 2025, Justin firmly denied the allegations and fired back with a $400 million defamation lawsuit against Blake, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and others, alleging civil extortion and defamation.
The case remains ongoing, with no final ruling yet. The trial is scheduled for March 9, 2026.
With Taylor Swift stepping back and Blake Lively leaning on her blood ties, this friendship fallout might just be Hollywood’s messiest breakup yet.