Blake Lively is smiling through it all!
The actress, 37, shared a new photo in her Instagram Story of herself smiling for the camera alongside her sisters Robyn and Lori on Saturday, May 17. The trio were all smiles amid Lively’s legal drama with It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
While Lively’s family has been staunch in their support of the actress amid the ongoing and very public legal battle, Lively’s friendships has reportedly been negatively impacted by the drama. A source recently told Us Weekly that friend and model Gigi Hadid has “distanced” herself from Lively and the duo’s good friend Taylor Swift.
“Gigi has always had a closer friendship with Taylor and stands by her,” the source exclusively told Us on Saturday, May 17. “She has been a very loyal friend to Taylor, and they have been best friends for a decade now.”
The insider added that Hadid “hasn’t necessarily chosen sides” between Lively, 37, and Swift, 35, and the current status of their friend circle is a “reflection of the closeness her and Taylor have shared over the years.”
Swift has also appeared to distance herself from Lively, the insider pointed out. As Taylor has put some space between herself and Blake, Gigi has “naturally done the same,” the insider said. “The shift wasn’t abrupt, but gradual and organic change in dynamics.”
Hadid “doesn’t want to be involved at all” in Lively’s legal battle or the actress’ relationship with Swift. “They haven’t been in touch much this year and it does have everything to do with the lawsuit.”
Lively initially sued Baldoni for sexual harassment in December 2024. Baldoni denied the allegations and filed a $400 million countersuit of his own. Lively has denied Baldoni’s claims.
As part of the ongoing legal back-and-forth, Swift was subpoenaed in the suit earlier this month.
“Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film, she never saw an edit or made any notes on the film,” a representative for the singer told Us in a statement on May 9. “She did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history.”
The statement continued: “The connection Taylor had to this film was permitting the use of one song, ‘My Tears Ricochet.’ Given that her involvement was licensing a song for the film, which 19 other artists also did, this document subpoena is designed to use Taylor Swift’s name to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case.”
