Blake Lively Sits Out Taylor Swift's Rhode Island Bash

While Taylor Swift surrounded herself with close friends at her Rhode Island mansion this week, Blake Lively was doing her own thing 200 miles away—solo shopping in Pound Ridge, New York on Friday in a white floral long-sleeve. It’s a telling snapshot of where these two former best friends stand right now.

Two years ago, this would’ve been unthinkable. Blake and her husband Ryan Reynolds were tight with Taylor and Travis Kelce. But things fractured in early 2025 when texts from Blake’s legal battle with Justin Baldoni surfaced—texts that referenced Taylor as one of her dragons in a Game of Thrones metaphor. The fallout was real, even though Blake and Taylor apparently patched things up in a follow-up text conversation afterward.

That reconciliation, though? Looks more fragile than either of them let on. With what many believe to be Taylor’s bachelorette party happening at her Rhode Island home this week—an all-ladies gathering ahead of her wedding to Travis Kelce—Blake’s absence speaks volumes. This isn’t a casual omission. An invite to your former best friend’s pre-wedding celebration is about as close to a public statement as friendship drama gets.

The bigger picture here is that fractures in celebrity friendships rarely stay hidden, especially when they’re played out in court documents and leaked texts. What started as a professional dust-up between Blake and Justin Baldoni somehow dragged Taylor into the wreckage, and even reconciliation texts haven’t fully repaired the damage. Blake wasn’t distressed in those photos, but it’s impossible not to wonder what she’s really thinking about sitting this one out.

Worth noting: Blake and Ryan could still show up for the 1,200-person wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden in early July. A guest list that massive leaves room for just about anyone. But there’s a difference between a formal wedding and an intimate bachelorette weekend—one’s a spectacle, the other’s personal.