There isn’t a confirmed personal “feud” between Taylor Swift and Blake Lively so much as a friendship strained by Blake Lively’s legal battle with Justin Baldoni over It Ends With Us. Public reporting says their private texts were unsealed as part of that case, and Swift has tried to distance herself from the drama.

What happened

  • Blake Lively sued Justin Baldoni in late 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment and retaliation tied to the film.
  • Baldoni’s side then pointed to private messages involving Lively and Swift, which pulled Swift into the story publicly.
  • Reports in early 2026 said Swift wanted to stay out of it, and some coverage suggested the friendship had cooled.
  • By May 2026, reports said Lively settled remaining claims against Baldoni’s production company, which reduced the legal pressure around the dispute.

Why people call it a feud

The “feud” label mostly comes from gossip coverage and the fact that Swift and Lively used to be very close, so any distance between them gets treated like a celebrity split. The reporting does not show a classic public blowup between Swift and Lively; it shows Swift being pulled into someone else’s lawsuit and then stepping back.

Current picture

At this point, the best read is: their friendship appears strained, but the main conflict is the It Ends With Us legal fight, not a separate Taylor-vs- Blake showdown. Coverage in 2026 repeatedly framed Swift as wanting privacy while Lively’s case played out.

Simple version

  1. Blake Lively sued Justin Baldoni.
  1. Taylor Swift got dragged into the case through private messages.
  1. Swift reportedly pulled away from the controversy.
  1. The “feud” is mostly media shorthand for a strained friendship.

TL;DR

It’s less “Taylor Swift and Blake Lively are feuding” and more “Blake Lively’s lawsuit with Justin Baldoni made Taylor Swift collateral damage, and the friendship reportedly became distant.”