Blake Lively’s legal setback was a big moment for Taylor Swift, as the pop star hopes to go ahead with her summer wedding to fiancé Travis Kelce.
Lively’s harassment claims against her It ends with us costar and director Justin Baldoni were dismissed in a recent ruling, with only three claims receiving consideration for trial.
“It’s a huge relief,” said an insider Naughty but nicereferring to the Grammy winner, who was previously dragged into Lively’s messy lawsuit.
“This case just got dramatically weaker. No one understands why Blake isn’t trying to settle,” the source added. “From the outside, it looks like she’s already lost.”
It’s a big moment for Swift, though, as Lively’s victory or defeat at the upcoming trial no longer poses a threat to her. “She wants this completed before her summer wedding,” the insider revealed. “The timing couldn’t be worse.”
The source noted that Swift’s involvement in the It ends with us The mess was made bigger than it really was, suggesting that it was Lively in particular who tricked Swift into making threats.
“Taylor had nothing to do with this,” the source said. “She supported a friend. That was it.”
The source said Lively became too blinded in her animosity toward Baldoni and ignored everyone else’s position in the situation. “This has had an impact on people around Blake,” the insider explains. “And some people think she hasn’t really thought about it.”
“There is a feeling that this didn’t have to go this far,” the source added. “That ego took over.”
Now that Swift is moving on with a sigh of relief, it’s still not completely over in her mind. “She keeps an eye on everything,” the insider said. “Because the last thing she wants is for her name or her lyrics to be dragged into this again.”
“Relief, but not peace. Not until it’s all over,” the source concluded.
