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Unsealed Texts Reveal Swift-Lively Rift
3 Jul
Summary
- Private text messages between Swift and Lively were unsealed.
- Lively and Reynolds were seen in Lake Placid, NY.
- Swift reportedly wants to avoid drama and they aren't speaking.
Unsealed private text messages from January 2026 have revealed a rift between friends Taylor Swift and Blake Lively amid a legal dispute. Sources indicate Swift wishes to distance herself from the situation and that the two are currently not speaking. This comes as Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, were observed in Lake Placid, New York, on July 2nd, attending their daughter's horse show.
Their outing in upstate New York occurred just days before Swift's wedding festivities were scheduled to begin in Madison Square Garden. The friendship between Swift and Lively, spanning a decade, has been under scrutiny following Lively's legal actions against her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni. Text messages within Baldoni's defense referenced an A-lister, believed to be Swift, allegedly pressuring him during a meeting at Lively's residence.
A source close to Swift told People that the singer was "just being a friend" and the situation became "bigger than she ever expected." The unsealing of these messages in January 2026 marks a significant point in their public association, with Lively and Reynolds notably absent from Swift's recent wedding-related events.
