Taylor Swift is placing her authorized stress behind her, however not all the fallout has been really easy to shake.

The pop icon reportedly feels “an immense sense of aid” now that she’s now not entangled within the high-profile authorized dispute between longtime buddy Blake Vigorous and actor-director Justin Baldoni.

Taylor Swift had been subpoenaed by Justin Baldoni’s authorized group earlier this month, however it was confirmed on Could 22 that the summons was dropped after her group voluntarily supplied info.

Whereas the Grammy winner is claimed to be “not speaking in regards to the case” and “has moved on,” insiders say the identical can’t be stated about her once-close bond with Vigorous.

“There’s been radio silence between Taylor and Blake for the reason that subpoena was dropped,” a supply instructed Us Weekly, including that their beforehand tight-knit friendship has “stalled” below the load of “authorized stress.” In response to the insider, the emotional fallout has created sufficient distance that “they gained’t choose up the place they left off.”

The authorized battle started in December 2024 when Vigorous filed a lawsuit accusing Baldoni, her “It Ends with Us” co-star and director, of sexual harassment, a hostile work surroundings, and an alleged smear marketing campaign. Baldoni has denied all allegations and responded together with his personal $400 million countersuit towards Vigorous and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, claiming defamation, civil extortion, and extra.

Swift turned embroiled within the dispute when her tune “My Tears Ricochet” was featured within the movie. Though she wasn’t concerned in any artistic or manufacturing facets of the undertaking, Baldoni’s authorized group alleged that Vigorous pushed Swift to delete years of textual content messages, prompting the subpoena.

Swift’s rep shortly shut down hypothesis, stating that the singer “by no means set foot on the set,” had no enter on casting or enhancing, and didn’t even see the film till after its launch.

“The connection Taylor needed to this movie was allowing using one tune,” the assertion learn, calling the subpoena a tactic meant to “draw public curiosity” by leveraging Swift’s identify for “tabloid clickbait.”

Vigorous, for her half, publicly expressed satisfaction over the dropped subpoenas, calling them “harassing” and pointless.

Regardless of this newest report, Every day Mail beforehand shared that Swift was left blindsided after being briefly subpoenaed and allegedly talked about in delicate messages tied to Vigorous’s explosive lawsuit towards Baldoni.

“Proper now, if Taylor had one want, it will be that she by no means met Blake,” one insider instructed the outlet on the time. “Though there have been good occasions, the problems across the Baldoni case have outweighed them. When Taylor appears again, she sees all of the purple flags she missed. It simply wasn’t definitely worth the stress.”

“She at all times wished to be the chief of the pack,” the insider stated, including, “Taylor’s relieved the connection is over. She put up with Blake’s antics for too lengthy as a result of she’s loyal, however this drama pushed her too far.”

What makes the rift much more difficult is Swift’s function as godmother to Vigorous and Reynolds’ three daughters. Whereas neither star has commented publicly on how the stress might have an effect on their youngsters’s relationships, followers are left questioning whether or not the once-close household bond can survive the general public fallout.