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Updated · E! NEWS · Jul 3

Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Attend 6-Year-Old Betty's Horse Show as She Takes 2nd Place

Updated

Updated · E! NEWS · Jul 3

Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Attend 6-Year-Old Betty's Horse Show as She Takes 2nd Place

Q: After a subpoena and a supposed diss track, what truly repaired Blake Lively and Taylor Swift’s friendship?

What repaired Blake Lively and Taylor Swift’s friendship was not one dramatic gesture, but a mix of direct private communication and the end of the outside legal pressure that had poisoned the relationship. The clearest evidence of repair comes from the unsealed December 2024 texts. In them, Lively openly admitted she feared being a “sad sack” friend, and Swift candidly said she had felt a “shift,” describing some of Lively’s messages as impersonal, like a “mass corporate email.” Lively accepted that criticism and apologized. That exchange shows the friendship was repaired at its core through blunt but empathetic honesty. The later, deeper rupture appears tied to Lively’s Justin Baldoni legal fight, which dragged Swift into the fallout through subpoena efforts and, reportedly, a trespassing incident involving a process server at Travis Kelce’s home. That external pressure seems to have been the real obstacle to full trust. What changed in 2026 was that the legal battle was settled, removing the main source of strain. Reports then said Swift became more receptive to speaking with Lively again, and the two resumed contact privately. The supposed diss track, “Cancelled,” now looks less like an attack than a sign Swift had left the door open. It was widely read as a loyalty statement rather than a break. So the friendship appears to have been restored by honest reconciliation between the two women, then stabilized once the lawsuit drama ended.

3 articles · Updated · E! NEWS · Jul 3

Lake Placid, New York, drew Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds on July 2, where TMZ reported they attended daughter Betty's equestrian competition and watched the 6-year-old finish second.
More than 200 miles away, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding festivities were underway at Madison Square Garden, putting Lively's absence from the apparent rehearsal dinner in focus.
Court documents from Lively's Justin Baldoni legal battle had already shown she and Swift recently worked through friendship strain in 2024, with unsealed texts ending in mutual reassurance and an apology from Lively.
The sighting suggests family plans, not necessarily a feud, kept Lively from the first night of Swift and Kelce's wedding weekend.