Taylor Swift has ditched Blake Lively — with no way back for friendship, sources say: ‘She will forever be furious’

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s friendship may never, ever, ever get back together, or at least to where it once was.

The pop superstar and ex “Gossip Girl” actress were super-close confidants until Swift was dragged into Justin Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit against Lively — his co-star in “It Ends With Us” — and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, a source close to the singer told Page Six.

Now, she’s put her on ice after Blake’s real feelings about Swift were revealed in a court filing, and sources say it’s unlikely they’ll ever fully patch things up.

“Taylor buries hatchets but keeps maps of where she put them, remember?” Quipped the source, referencing the lyrics to Swift’s 2017 track “End Game.”

In a text exchange, Lively, 37, had referred to Swift, 36, and Reynolds, 48, as her “dragons,” comparing herself to the character Khaleesi from “Game of Thrones.”

The exchange was included in court papers during the bitter legal wrangling over “It Ends With Us” between Lively and Baldoni.

“She will forever be furious at how Blake quite clearly was using her for clout and leverage in her dealings with Justin. She really hates that Blake would even think like that, let alone write the things she did in that text,” the source told Page Six.

The previous best friends are reportedly no longer on speaking terms after a judge dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit against Lively on Monday.

Swift — who has otherwise been riding high over her record-breaking Eras Tour through 2023 and 2024 and her high-profile romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce — was pulled into the drama by Baldoni and his team, who claimed Lively was using her then-friend as a weapon, and originally even issued Swift a subpoena.

“The damage Justin did by revealing those texts— the ‘dragons’ text most especially, and by his initial subpoena, even though he dropped it— is lasting and probably permanent,” the source close to Swift said.

“The truth is, the text wasn’t even accurate. That’s not the kind of friendship they ever had— Taylor would never think of herself as Blake’s ‘dragon,’ or protector, or someone who would interfere on her behalf.

“For starters, Blake is a grown woman who doesn’t need anyone to do that for her. Secondly, she’s married to one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. It was never a matter of Taylor believing she’d ever have to fight any battles for Blake. For her to see Blake use her name in that context was really hurtful,” the source said. 

Reps for Lively and Swift did return requests for comment. 

The source also flagged how Swift – who had licensed her song “My Tears Ricochet” to be used in “It Ends With Us,” a film adaptation of the best-selling Colleen Hoover novel – didn’t put out a statement in support for Blake, noting that’s not the kind of friendship they had.

“Taylor didn’t even promote ‘It Ends With Us’ when the movie first came out, before any of this drama was revealed,” the source said.

What’s more, Page Six is told Swift’s friendship with Lively was grounded in leisurely activities and the solidarity they shared for being mega-wealthy, rather than their professional engagements. 

“They were baking pals, travel pals, home decor pals… and to be totally honest, billionaire pals. They got along because they each lived their lives with the sort of trappings and access and privilege that tons of money brings.

“It was nice to be with someone else who ‘gets it’ and who absolutely didn’t seem to need a thing from Taylor, since she had her own millions.

“[Swift] was deeply wounded and, even if that heals, the scar will remain.”

The bad blood began when Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni in December 2024, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation.

Baldoni, in a bombshell countersuit, fired back, accusing Lively of defamation and extortion and also roping Swift into the mix. Baldoni’s legal team accused Lively of using her friendship with the superstar in an attempt to control the “It Ends With Us” movie production.

Baldoni’s team claimed Lively demanded Swift delete their private texts, as well as issue a public statement in support of her.

“We unequivocally deny all of these so-called allegations,” Lively’s attorney, Michael Gottlieb, previously told Page Six.

A rep for Swift, meanwhile, distanced the pop star from both “It Ends With Us” and the surrounding legal saga. 

While Swift has been clearing house, she also brought an end to another feud with pop manager Scooter Braun.

Although Scooter never managed Swift, in June 2019, he bought her former record label, Big Machine. That included the master recordings of Swift’s first six albums: “Taylor Swift,” “Fearless,” “Speak Now,” “Red,” “1989,” and “Reputation.” 

Taylor has been trying to get the master’s back ever since. She also started the Taylor’s Version project, re-recording her old albums and directing fans to listen to those versions, to direct profit away from the company that had bought her out.

Swift, worth $1.6 billion according to Forbes, finally celebrated victory last month, when she purchased the rights to the six albums for around $360 million from Shamrock Capital, the private equity firm that had purchased them from Braun in 2020. 

“All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me,” the superstar said in an announcement posted on her official website on May 30, after Page Six was first to report the “Fortnight” singer had a chance to buy back her coveted catalogue. 

“I’ve been bursting into tears of joy…ever since I found out this is really happening,” Swift beamed. 

Page Six is also told Swift had actually been given the opportunity to buy her music back previously, but declined all offers until now, as this was the first deal whereby she could ensure Braun would not profit from it.

Another move that proves Swift always lives up to her lyrics.