Blake Lively 'devastated' as she watches Taylor Swift replace her with new best friend
Blake Lively 'devastated' as she watches Taylor Swift replace her with new best friend
Charl Wright Thu, October 8, 2026 at 8:46 AM UTC
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Blake Lively and Taylor Swift are reportedly no longer friends (Image: Getty Images)
Blake Lively is feeling "tortured" by Taylor Swift's latest friendship, according to sources.
Blake and Taylor's decade-long relationship came to a halt following the actress' legal drama with her It Ends With Us co-star, Justin Baldoni.
The friendship fractured when private text messages between Blake and Taylor were dragged into court filings as evidence, leaving the singer "furious" and feeling used. Moreover, at one point, Taylor was subpoenaed regarding a meeting about the film, but it was later withdrawn.
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It was also reported that Taylor and her now-husband, Travis Kelce, urged Blake to settle the lawsuit quickly before depositions, but the Gossip Girl star refused.
Taylor then allegedly felt that Blake manipulated the public narrative and crossed boundaries by framing her and Ryan Reynolds as her "dragons" or trusted allies in legal documents.
Taylor Swift is now super close with Dakota Johnson (Image: Getty Images)
Following the legal drama, Taylor appeared to permanently end their friendship by not inviting Blake or Ryan to her July 3 wedding. Despite the venue having ample space and mutual friends like Gigi Hadid and Selena Gomez attending, the acclaimed actress spent the weekend four hours away in Lake Placid, New York.
However, after ending their friendship, Taylor seems to be getting close to another actress: Dakota Johnson, who recently starred in her Patient Zero music video.
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Taylor and Dakota have quietly been friends for years, but their relationship was thrust into the spotlight amid the new video and Taylor's surprise appearance on last week's Saturday Night Live episode, which the Fifty Shades of Grey actress hosted.
Media insiders have noted that Taylor has effectively "replaced" Blake in her inner circle with Dakota, a transition that entertainment journalist Rob Shuter calls "torture" for the mother of four.
In his Substack, Naughty But Nice, one source said Blake was "devastated" watching Taylor's interaction with Dakota on SNL.
"Taylor wasn't just supporting Dakota privately. She walked onto that stage and showed millions of people how close they are. Blake couldn't help wondering: Does Taylor know exactly how much this will hurt me?" one source told Rob.
And apparently, the situation is even more painful for Blake, and she wasn't even friends with Dakota, despite both women being firmly in Taylor's inner circle.
"They tolerated each other for Taylor," an insider added. "There was always tension. That's why seeing Dakota apparently take Blake's place feels particularly brutal."
However, another source said that Taylor isn't sending a message to the reportedly "tortured" Blake, noting that she "simply loves Dakota" and that the singer can "cope" with Blake being annoyed, if that's how she feels.
The Express US has approached Blake's representatives for comment.
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
