Taylor Swift is no longer being described as godmother to Blake Lively’s three daughters, according to a report that says the role has ended after the fallout from Lively’s fight with Justin Baldoni. The change, if it stands, would mark a sharp turn in a friendship that lasted for years and once looked close enough to feel family-bound.
The report lands now because Swift’s name is back in the middle of the dispute over It Ends with Us, and not just as a bystander. Lively sued Baldoni in late 2024 over the production of the film, and a federal judge dismissed her sexual harassment claims in April. Swift was among the A-list names drawn into the case, with court documents describing her as appearing to go along with Lively’s effort to take control of the screenplay from Baldoni.
A source close to Swift told the Daily Mail that she had no choice but to remove herself from the godmother position. The source said it was one of the toughest decisions she has ever had to make, and that she loves the girls and the decision hurt her heart. The daughters are James, 11, Inez, 9, and Betty, 6.
That detail matters because the godmother label had long been treated as part of Swift’s bond with the family, even though the reported arrangement was never put in writing. The source said it was only verbal, which creates a quiet contradiction with Ryan Reynolds’ public comments over the years. He said Swift is the godparent to his daughters and even joked that he would love to have Swift’s post on his gravestone. Swift also confirmed the title herself in July 2024, when she posted about Reynolds and Deadpool & Wolverine and wrote, “Shout out to Wade Wilson, aka my godkids’ sperm donor!”
The friendship between Swift and Lively had been unusually public for two people who mostly move through celebrity life with care. Swift regularly hosted Lively, Reynolds, and their children at her Rhode Island mansion, name-checked the girls in her music, and even used James’ baby voice at the beginning of Gorgeous. That history is what makes the reported break feel less like a legal footnote and more like a family line being redrawn in real time.
The unanswered question is whether the decision was ever formally communicated to Lively or to the children. What is clear is that the legal fight around It Ends with Us has now spilled beyond court filings and into one of Swift’s most personal relationships, leaving a friendship once treated as permanent looking far less fixed than either side once let on.
