Overview

• Taylor Swift announced her engagement to Travis Kelce on Instagram, drawing public congratulations from several friends but not from Blake Lively.
• Multiple outlets, citing unnamed sources, report Lively did not reach out privately or acknowledge the post and has no plans to do so.
• Insiders also say Lively does not expect to be included in Swift’s wedding, reinforcing perceptions that the friendship is paused.
• The strain traces to Lively’s dispute with director Justin Baldoni, whose since-dismissed $400 million countersuit included alleged texts referencing Swift as a “dragon,” and a subpoena for Swift that was later withdrawn.
• Swift’s representatives criticized the attempted subpoena as a publicity move and emphasized she had no creative role in the film beyond permitting one of her songs.