Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's friendship was thrust back under the microscope in New York in May 2026, when fans noticed that Lively's new Instagram Reel from the Met Gala was soundtracked by Swift's song 'All of the Girls You Loved Before' — despite months of rumours that the pair had fallen out over Lively's legal battle with actor Justin Baldoni.
The timing was loaded. The news came after weeks of online claims that Swift had quietly distanced herself from Lively as the It Ends With Us star pursued defamation and sexual harassment allegations against Baldoni. Internet 'insiders' had already decided their supposed fallout was real, pointing to Lively's absence from public celebrations around Swift's engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce as circumstantial proof. Then, within hours of Lively agreeing to settle her case with Baldoni, she reposted a Vogue Germany clip of her sweeping up the Met Gala steps in Versace — backed by Swift's vocals.
