Taylor & Blake: Inside Their Fractured Friendship

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00:00Here at Us Weekly, we get asked a lot of questions about pop culture and celebrity.

00:04The question we get asked the most right now is, what's the deal with Blake and Taylor?

00:08The previously close pair have been keeping their distance since December. When Blake

00:12initiated a lawsuit against her, it ends with us director Justin Baldoni, who countersued for

00:17defamation, dragging Swift into the fray, and now Taylor has been subpoenaed. Now,

00:21all parties have denied the allegations. But now Taylor's boyfriend, Travis Kelsey,

00:26appeared to recently unfollow Ryan Reynolds on Instagram, hinting at the growing rift between

00:31their partners. So this week, we spoke to sources to explore the fractured friendship between Taylor

00:36Swift and Blake Lively. Now, they once enjoyed double dates and vacations together, but now

00:41their conversations are limited and filled with tension. An insider tells us Taylor is very

00:46uncomfortable about being pulled into the lawsuit. It's a huge thing now. Her friendship with Blake

00:52is strained. Now, a second insider adds that Taylor was shocked to be referred to in work messages

00:58sent to Blake's director and to be brought into this. So Swift is eager to distance herself from

01:04the drama while focusing on her own well-being. And as both women navigate their tumultuous

01:09circumstances, Blake has expressed regret for the stress her legal issues have caused Taylor.

01:14They've spoken, and while there's a glimmer of hope for mending their friendship,

01:17the ongoing legal battle looms large. Blake remains hopeful that time can heal their wounds,

01:24emphasizing the sisterly bond they once shared.