Blake Lively stepped back into the public eye on Friday at a New York beauty event — her first outing since a storm of legal drama and the collapse of her high-profile friendship with Taylor Swift.
And insiders tell the Daily Mail that the 38-year-old actress appeared ‘awkward’ during her ‘rambling’ guest appearance at Glossy Pop NYC, with exclusive footage showing she still appeared rattled by the upheaval in her personal life.
Lively has kept a low profile since testifying in July as part of her sexual harassment lawsuit against It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
She has also stayed silent on Swift’s recent engagement to Travis Kelce after their friendship imploded earlier this year, when Baldoni’s lawyers claimed Lively tried to ‘coerce’ the pop superstar into making a public statement and deleting texts.
Though the subpoena was later dropped, the scandal clearly left its scars.
Blake’s unease was evident at the Glossy Pop panel, where she promoted her haircare line Blake Brown, with all her awkwardness caught on the exclusive video, and an insider dishing with a first hand account.
Blake Lively stepped back into the public eye on Friday at a New York beauty event — her first outing since a storm of legal drama and the collapse of her high-profile friendship with Taylor Swift
And Daily Mail reports the the 38-year-old actress appeared ‘awkward’ during her ‘rambling’ guest appearance at Glossy Pop NYC , with exclusive footage showing she still appeared rattled by the upheaval in her personal life
Blake’s unease was evident at the Glossy Pop panel, where she promoted her haircare line Blake Brown, with all her awkwardness caught on the exclusive video, and an insider dishing with a first hand account
‘Blake seemed really nervous speaking at Glossy Pop. She was talking fast and giving long-winded answers. She said “umm” a lot and repeated things she said,’ the source said.
The star even grew self-conscious about her position on stage.
‘She also apologized to the audience to the side of her because she had her back turned to them,’ the source added.
Her husband Ryan Reynolds, meanwhile, was referenced in her light-hearted banter.
‘She was really nice to the audience and thanked a fan who came from Canada, joking she could’ve gotten a ride with her husband is there.’
Once she settled in, Lively opened up a bit more and showed flashes of her usual charm.
‘She admitted she doesn’t like filming videos of herself or TikTok in the bathroom and the one she posted she made months before she posted,’ the insider continued.
‘She said she had her emotional matcha drink with her on stage and had a sparkly purse as comfort.
‘Blake seemed really nervous speaking at Glossy Pop. She was talking fast and giving long-winded answers. She said “umm” a lot and repeated things she said,’ the source said
‘She also apologized to the audience to the side of her because she had her back turned to them,’ the source added
‘After she took selfies and photos with fans and stopped by her Blake Brown booth to take more photos.’
The insider also reported Lively said, ‘I’m a very, very shy person and I always say this, but I’m in a very strange industry to be shy.’
Lively, who along with husband Ryan, 48, was dismissed from Baldoni‘s $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit nearly a month ago, is tentatively slated to take the stand when the trial begins in New York City in March 2026.
Lively has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment in a lawsuit; while Baldoni had accused Lively, her husband Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane of defamation and extortion in the $400 million dismissed suit.
Baldoni has denied the allegations brought about by Lively, while Lively, Reynolds and Sloane had denied the accusations made in litigation by Baldoni.
In June, Lively suffered a setback in the case when a judge denied her attorneys’ application for a protective order seeking to block her text messages with Taylor Swift from being entered as evidence.
Baldoni’s team subpoenaed Lively for text messages, emails and any other messages between her and Swift.
His lawyers have subsequently been allowed to pore through the text trail, with all communications related to It Ends With Us set for scrutiny.
Lively and Swift’s friendship soured after the popstar got dragged into the actress’s lawsuit against Baldoni, her co-star and director in the It Ends With Us movie. Baldoni (R) then filed a $400million countersuit accusing Lively and her husband Ryan (L) of defamation
The tension between the former friends blew up after Swift’s name got dragged into Lively’s 2024 legal battle with Justin Baldoni – his lawyers claimed Lively tried to ‘coerce’ Swift into a public statement and delete texts — and even though a subpoena was later dropped, the drama clearly left its mark; seen in 2024
In one embarrassing text exchange, Lively appeared to refer to herself as the Game of Thrones character Khaleesi, and to Swift as one of her ‘dragons.’
Elsewhere in Baldoni’s filing is the claim that Swift was present at a meeting convened by Lively at her New York penthouse to discuss It Ends With Us script changes.
Sources close to Swift insisted the singer had no knowledge of the meeting and simply arrived to find it underway.
The situation reportedly left Swift — who is godmother to Lively’s three daughters — feeling ‘exploited’ by her friend of ten years.
