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<\/p>\nAmid the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal feud, Taylor Swift distances herself from Lively after her name gets dragged in.<\/p>\n
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Pop icon Taylor Swift and actress Blake Lively\u2019s bond needs no introduction or description.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Shake It Off\u2019 hitmaker is a close friend of Lively and Ryan Reynolds and often mentions the couple\u2019s kids in her song. Swift and Lively are often spotted together and the two often stand by each other.<\/p>\n
However, reportedly, their friendship is showcasing a tinge of sourness amid Justin Baldoni\u2019s legal feud with Lively Reynolds. Notably, in his countersuit against Lively, Baldoni alleged that the actress tried to leverage her friendship with Swift to pressurise him into doing things her way.<\/p>\n
Justin Baldoni\u2019s countersuit drags Taylor Swift into the messy feud<\/strong><\/p>\n For the unversed, Blake Lively sued her \u2018It Ends With Us\u2019 co-star and director Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment. She also said that after calling out Baldoni\u2019s behaviour, he retaliated by orchestrating a smear campaign against her.<\/p>\n Following this, Baldoni sued Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds for $400 million. Moreover, in his suit, he also dragged Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n As per reports, Baldoni described Lively\u2019s involvement in rewriting key movie scenes. The actor claims pressure from Reynolds and Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n During pre-production, Lively reportedly requested to rewrite the pivotal \u2018rooftop scene.\u2019 While Baldoni was initially hesitant, he agreed to look at her revisions.<\/p>\n Reportedly, after Baldoni expressed mild resistance, Lively went silent for days before responding via text. She said \u201cdidn\u2019t feel great\u201d to her, Reynolds, and Taylor Swift\u2014a close friend of the couple. The suit also alleges that Lively and Reynolds invited Baldoni to their penthouse where their close friend, Taylor Swift was also present. His suit alleges that the trio subtly pressured him to accept Lively\u2019s re-write. Subsequently, he gave in. Notably, one of Swift\u2019s tracks also features in the film.<\/em><\/p>\n Moreover, as per a leaked text, Lively compared herself to the \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 character Khaleesi and referred to Reynolds and Swift as her dragons.<\/p>\n A source close to the issue revealed Swift\u2019s stance to the Daily Mail. \u201cFor the time being, she is taking a step back from Blake because she doesn\u2019t want to get tangled in this more than she already has \u2013 which is far more than she ever needed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n The source added, \u201cHer friends also think that Blake\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Khaleesi, and like her, I happen to have dragons\u2019 text to Justin was uncool and unnecessary because she was essentially used as an intimidation tactic. She was referred to as some kind of pet or possession.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Continuing, the source also addressed the meeting between Baldoni, Lively, Reynolds, and Swift. \u201cTaylor shouldn\u2019t even be involved in this at all. She was only going over to visit Blake and Ryan with the understanding that the meeting would be over.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, another source also talked about the issue to the publication. \u201cTaylor has politely backed away from it all. She is conscious of her own image and hates that she was even mentioned.\u201d<\/p>\n Contrary to the above, an insider stated that the matter is being exaggerated. The insider reassured, \u201cTaylor and Blake are still friends and any claims about distance due to Baldoni\u2019s lawsuit are exaggerated; their bond continues to endure. Taylor has always been there for Blake, including when the latter faced public scrutiny over the film\u2019s marketing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Amid the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal feud, Taylor Swift distances herself from Lively after her name gets dragged in. Pop icon Taylor Swift and actress… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-taylor-swifts"],"yoast_head":"\nSwift distances herself from Lively amid the suit<\/strong><\/h3>\n