True Swifties are taylor swift and blake livelyWe have been friends for 10 years. Back in 2015, there were rumors that the dynamic duo were on a falling out, but Blake quickly denied the rumors and they have been inseparable friends ever since. However, in the midst of Blake’s legal battle, it ends with us co-star and director Justin BaldoniCourt documents may reveal a new rift between Blake and Taylor.
Check out Taylor and Blake’s complete friendship timeline.
2015
In September 2015, fans wondered if Blake was overshadowing Taylor’s “Bad Blood” music video. However, the A Simple Favor actress posted on social media, writing, “Hmm, anyone who thought I was throwing shade obviously doesn’t know that I have a ‘please be Taylor Swift’s wife, voodoo doll’. #Obsessed. Love my Canadian family as much as I love Taylor Lively. I mean Swift. Okay, FIIINE, we can hyphenate the last name. Xo Blake Swift-Lively 4eva” (sic)”
Two months later, Taylor and Blake visited the Warner Bros. Movie World theme park together in Australia.
2016
Blake brought her husband, ryan reynoldsattended Taylor’s Fourth of July party in July 2016, and they appeared in social media photos together at the time. In December of the same year, Blake publicly wished Taylor “Happy Birthday” on Instagram and shared a selfie of them together.
2017
in the middle of taylor reputation At the time, Blake and Ryan supported Taylor at her concert when the recording artist used their daughter James’ voice at the beginning of the song “Gorgeous.”
2018
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s reaction to hearing their gorgeous beginning daughter’s voice at Taylor Swift’s concert is the cutest pic.twitter.com/nTl4pDaOUK
— Little t⎊ny (@woIvern) July 29, 2018
In the summer of 2018, Blake hilariously opened up about a video of her smiling and screaming with Ryan after hearing her daughter’s voice on “Gorgeous.”
“It was the true, unfiltered version of our terrible stage parent pride,” the Gossip Girl alum said. good morning america. “Our kids live as normal a life as possible. That’s why she didn’t even get a title for the album. I should collect the royalties!”
2019
Ryan and Blake attended several of Taylor’s parties, including her New Year’s soiree and her year-end birthday party.
2020
In 2020, Taylor released the song “Betty,” which paid tribute to Ryan and Blake’s daughters James and Inez.
“You heard the rumors from Ines/You wouldn’t believe what she said,” Taylor sings at one point. “I was walking home on the broken cobblestones/I was thinking of you when she parked/Like the product of my worst intentions/She said, ‘James, let’s get in and drive.'”
2021
Taylor, who won Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards, thanked Ryan, Blake and “Betty, James and Ines” during her speech. In October of that year, the recording artist went trick-or-treating with Blake and Ryan’s children in New York City.
By the end of the year, Blake was directing Taylor’s music video for “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version).”
Taylor captioned an Instagram post at the time: “Finally, I got to work with the brilliant, brave, and wickedly funny @blakelively on her directorial debut. Let’s raise a toast and enjoy a little hell together.”
2022
Throughout 2022, Taylor and Blake have been spotted together, including in a photo from Blake’s pregnancy announcement. Not really, but Taylor even gave a nod to Blake’s performance a simple request Attended the Tribeca Film Festival wearing a costume similar to her character.
2023
What happened to Taylor and her ex-boyfriend? Joe Alwyn After their split, Taylor and Blake were spotted spending time together in April 2023. The following month, Taylor gave a shoutout to Blake’s entire family during a gathering. Elas tour concert.
After Taylor went public with her relationship with Blake, by the end of the year, Taylor was taking Blake to a football game. travis kelseyrelationship.
2024
Taylor Swift, Ice Spice, Lana Del Rey and Blake Lively react to Chiefs’ win #superbowl.
— PopBase (@PopBase) February 12, 2024
Blake was spotted attending the Super Bowl with Taylor, who even wore red to cheer on the Chiefs.
2026
After nearly a year of fan speculation about Blake and Taylor’s friendship, text messages between them were revealed in legal documents related to Blake and Taylor’s lawsuit. it ends with us Co-star Justin. According to documents obtained by peopleTaylor and Blake appear to have had a discussion about their distance.
“There’s no reason to ask, but no, I feel like I should…are you okay?” Blake texted Taylor, according to the documents. “I’ve been feeling like a bad friend lately, because for months I’ve been a very sad person who only talked about my shit. Not only were you generous and important to me all through that time, you also freed me from being so obsessed.”
In the message, Blake added that she wanted “an opportunity to be better friends in case something happened to me unintentionally.”
Taylor responded to Blake less than an hour later, writing that the actress “wasn’t wrong, but it’s not a big deal.”
“I think I’m exhausted in all aspects of my life. I’ve noticed a slight change in the way you talk to me over the last few months,” Taylor wrote. “Yes, there was a lot going on with Justin, but I’ve been through something like this before and I know how draining it can be.”
Taylor added in a reply, “It’s more than that…and I really feel bad saying anything about this because the intentions of your texts were very good, but your last few…felt like reading a bunch of corporate emails sent to 200 employees. And I don’t think you have any idea how to handle what you’re going through. It feels terrible to be critical in any way, but I kind of miss my funny, dark, normally speaking friends who talk to me as themselves…and I know you feel like you’re being attacked from all sides with ridiculous things that feel like you’re overexplaining why, but it’s my fault, and you don’t need to apologize.
Blake then apologized to Taylor and ended the chat by writing, “Fuck that guy, fuck that gang of supervillains,” which appears to be referring to Justin.
