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During her decade-long friendship with Blake Lively, Taylor Swift happily accepted the honor of being godmother to the \u201cGossip Girl\u201d actor\u2019s three daughters and even honored them in her songs.<\/p>\n

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But in the fallout of Lively\u2019s contentious legal battle with Justin Baldoni, there has been some notable collateral damage. According to the Daily Mail, this includes her once-close relationship with Swift, along with the pop mega-star\u2019s godmother relationship to her daughters James, 11, Inez, 9, and Betty, 6.<\/p>\n

The repercussions of Lively\u2019s failed effort to portray herself as a #MeToo heroine in her multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Baldoni has left Swift feeling as though she\u2019s had \u201cno choice\u201d but to remove herself from the godmother position \u2014 after her friendship with their mother has been damaged beyond repair, insiders told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was one of the toughest decisions she\u2019s ever had to make,\u201d a source close to Swift told the Daily Mail. \u201cIt was very emotional because she loves the girls. It hurt her heart, but she had no choice given the circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was never an agreement in writing about her being the girls\u2019 godmother,\u201d the source added. \u201cIt was a verbal one between Taylor and Blake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lively took Baldoni, her director and co-star for the 2024 film, \u201cIt Ends with Us,\u201d to court in late 2024, alleging that he sexually harassed her during the production and helped to coordinate an online P.R. campaign against her for speaking out against the alleged misbehavior. Baldoni denied ever harassing Lively or retaliating against her. He accused her of falsely portraying him as a sexual predator and of working with Reynolds, her powerful movie star\/producer husband, to wrest control of the film from him.<\/p>\n

A federal judge in April dismissed Lively\u2019s sexual harassment claims against Baldoni, and the two ended up reaching a settlement on her retaliation claims.<\/p>\n

During the bruising back-and-forth court filings, Swift was among the A-list stars whose names got dragged into the case. To critics, the singer came across as a \u201cmean girl\u201d in private texts and emails that were made public. In the documents, Lively referred to herself as the queen, or \u201cKhaleesi\u201d Daenerys Targaryen from \u201cGame of Thrones,\u201d and Swift and Reynolds as her \u201cdragons.\u201d The documents also described Swift as appearing to go along with Lively\u2019s efforts to take control of the film\u2019s screenplay from Baldoni.<\/p>\n

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Up until the court battle, Swift\u2019s closeness with Lively was often expressed in her embrace of her friend\u2019s family, according to the Daily Mail. She regularly hosted Lively, Reynolds and their children at her $17 million Rhode Island mansion, name-checked the girls in her music, and even used James\u2019 baby voice at the beginning of her song \u201cGorgeous.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Swift first confirmed her godmother title in July 2024 in an Instagram post, promoting Reynolds and the release of his movie, \u201cDeadpool & Wolverine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShout out to Wade Wilson, aka my godkids\u2019 sperm donor!\u201d Swift jokingly wrote in a caption that referred to the real name of Reynolds\u2019 Deadpool character.<\/p>\n

Reynolds basked in the attention, telling Deadline that he would love to have Swift\u2019s post on his \u201cgravestone.\u201d He then confirmed, \u201cShe is the godparent to my daughters. That was very sweet. Not just sweet, that was, like, you could probably quantify a box office based on Taylor just doing something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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During a performance of her Eras Tour in Madrid in May 2024, Swift also gave Lively\u2019s daughters a shout-out as they sat in the audience with their mother, the Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to say that on \u2018Folklore,\u2019 some of my favorite characters are named James, Inez and Betty,\u201d Swift said to the crowd.<\/p>\n

The trio of sisters were seen jumping up and down in their VIP seats, the Daily Mail reported. But it\u2019s likely that the girls will no longer enjoy \u201csuch perks,\u201d as the Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaylor\u2019s having the time of her life now that she is married, her family is great, her career is great and she\u2019s looking forward to the future,\u201d a second source told the Daily Mail. \u201cThe only thing that is causing troubles in her life is Blake\u2019s kids and not having the relationship she would like to have with them as their godmother.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, she doesn\u2019t feel it\u2019s healthy or realistic to maintain a close relationship with the children while having virtually no relationship with their parents,\u201d the source continued. \u201cShe believes stepping away is the most respectful path forward for all parties.\u201d<\/p>\n

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