Scandal-hit Blake Lively is really feeling the ‘Swift effect’.

As a decade-long member of Taylor Swift’s famous girl gang, Lively was more than familiar with the positive influence her former bestie could wield.

From advocating for artists’ rights reforms and motivating countless Americans to vote, to generating immense publicity for the NFL, Lively understands exactly how Swift can command cultural attention.

However, she has recently realized that such influence can be harmful if trust is broken, leading to her exclusion not only by Swift but also by her devoted circle of friends.

As her intense legal battle with Justin Baldoni progresses toward a trial, Lively finds herself isolated, with an insider revealing to the Daily Mail: ‘None of Taylor’s close friends remain in contact with Blake.’

Among those are British stars Cara Delevingne and Sophie Turner, who have seemingly followed Gigi Hadid’s lead in disassociating from Lively. Last week the Daily Mail revealed the model has cut ties with her former pal who she once described as a ‘magical friend’ who was ‘made of all the good stuff like rainbow sprinkles and butter and bourbon whipped creme.’

Taylor Swift’s loyal army of girlfriends have all turned their backs on Blake Lively, insiders have told the Daily Mail 

Among them are British stars Cara Delevingne (pictured in 2014) and Sophie Turner, who appear to have followed Gigi Hadid’s lead in disassociating from Lively

‘[Cara] considers Taylor to be one of her closest friends and she does not approve of the way that the events of the past several months have unfolded,’ our source said (pictured in 2016)

‘Cara is no longer friends with Blake but there was no big fight or anything like that,’ our insider said. ‘She hasn’t talked to her in months and has no plans to, or to hang out.

‘She likes to keep her circle small, and only surrounds herself with people who she can trust.’

Delevingne, 32, has been friends with Swift, 35, since they first met at the 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Two years later she starred in her celebrity-packed music video for Bad Blood alongside Lively, who she does not follow on Instagram. The pair were last pictured together on a night out with Swift at Emilio’s Ballato in Manhattan in September 2023.

Swift flew to London to support Delevingne’s Cabaret performance in May last year, four months after the British model joined the singer to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce at a Kansas City Chiefs game in Buffalo, New York.

Delevingne, who also joined Lively at Swift’s now notorious 4th July party with Tom Hiddleston in 2016, has made no secret of her personal battles and once admitted to putting Swift through a ‘wild ride’ after the singer invited her to move in as she navigated a ‘really horrible breakup.’

But despite her foibles, she has remained staunch in her loyalty to Swift, apparently unlike Lively. The Gossip Girl alum is accused of coercing Swift into publicly siding with her against Baldoni by threatening to leak years’ worth of their private text exchanges, according to a recent court letter from his legal team. Lively’s lawyer has denied this claim.

The story, now so familiar, started when Lively, 37, accused her It Ends with Us costar Baldoni, 41, of sexual harassment and fostering a toxic work environment in a shock lawsuit filed on New Years Eve 2024.

It dropped the same day Baldoni initiated a $250 million libel suit against the New York Times for its bombshell report on an earlier complaint made by Lively.

‘Sophie and Blake were never all that close, but no one in Taylor’s crew has anything to do with Blake anymore,’ another insider told us (Turner and Swift pictured on a girls’ night out in 2023)

Swift (second left) with pals including Lively and Sophie Turner (right) on a girls night in late 2023

Baldoni later retaliated with a blistering $400 million countersuit against the actress and her husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, among others, accusing them of attempting to tarnish his reputation and claiming she used her bond with ‘mega celebrity friend’ Swift to take control of the film, which he also directed. All parties have denied the allegations against them.

Contained in his filing were screenshots of texts messages, including one cringe-inducing exchange in which Lively appears to refer to herself as Game of Thrones character Khaleesi, and to Swift as one of her ‘dragons’.

He also claims that Swift was present at a meeting, convened by Lively at her New York penthouse to discuss script changes.

Sources close to Swift insist the singer had no knowledge of the meeting and simply turned up to find it still underway.

Swift’s squad has seemingly battened down the hatches since watching their bestie get pulled so unceremoniously into the escalating war. Lively has been met not with support, but a deafening silence. Swift has not been pictured with Lively since October 2024.

‘Cara does not like to be involved in any drama, and she is very supportive of her friends,’ our insider said. ‘She considers Taylor to be one of her closest friends and she does not approve of the way that the events of the past several months have unfolded.’

Actress Sophie Turner once publicly praised Lively for speaking candidly about pregnancy, but has not hesitated to cut ties, sources say. 

Much like Delevingne, when Turner found herself without a place to stay in New York in 2023 she reached out to Swift who offered up her $50 million Tribeca compound for free.

At the time the pair enjoyed multiple nights out amid Turner’s bitter custody battle with her then-estranged husband Joe Jonas, with whom she has daughters Willa and Delphine.

Swift and Lively, who had been friends since 2015, have not been pictured together since October 2024 (pictured in New York City in September 2023)

Last week the Daily Mail revealed Gigi Hadid has cut ties with Lively who she once described as a ‘magical friend’ (pictured at the Deadpool & Wolverine Premiere in July 2024)

‘Taylor was an absolute hero to me this year,’ Turner, 29, told British Vogue last summer. ‘I’ve never been more grateful to anyone than I am for her because she took my children and me, and provided us with a home and a safe space. She really has a heart of gold.’

So perhaps it is no surprise that Swift’s rejection of Lively has manifested into a social contagion, with Selena Gomez, Brittany Mahomes, Lana Del Rey, Ashley Avignone and Ice Spice among those who have kept schtum amid the legal saga.

‘Sophie and Blake were never all that close, but no one in Taylor’s crew has anything to do with Blake anymore,’ another insider told us. 

‘Taylor’s friends, Sophie included, are so set on keeping in Taylor’s good graces that they have no problem whatsoever on cutting ties with anyone who does Taylor dirty.’