Blake Lively smiling in a striped button-up shirt and sunglasses.
Moving On at the World Cup
Blake Lively attended the FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday alongside her non-famous inner circle.
The 38-year-old actress posted an Instagram Stories selfie flashing a smile from the stands as she watched Spain defeat Argentina 1-0.
Lively kept her look casual in a striped button-up, a white tank top, light-wash jeans, and sunglasses. She was joined by longtime friend Emma Gray and Stoney Clover Lane founders Kendall and Libby Glazer.
Her 49-year-old husband, Ryan Reynolds, was notably absent from the photo.
Shut Out of Swift’s Wedding
The public outing comes directly on the heels of Lively’s exclusion from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s recent wedding at Madison Square Garden.
Lively and Reynolds were nowhere to be found at the New York City ceremony, which featured an elite roster of guests including Selena Gomez, Brad Pitt, Tom Brady, Gigi Hadid, and Bradley Cooper.
Instead of attending the rehearsal dinner, the couple—who were previously extremely close to Swift—stayed in Lake Placid, New York. They were photographed supporting their daughter Betty during a local horse show.
A week later, Lively and Reynolds were spotted out of the country eating lunch on a Mexican restaurant’s rooftop in Canada.
The Legal Fallout
An insider confirmed last month that Lively wasn’t invited to the pop star’s nuptials. The freeze-out resulted directly from their fallout regarding Lively’s lengthy legal battle with It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni.
Swift, 36, reportedly required space after her name was dragged into the lawsuits between the co-stars.
“There hasn’t been an olive branch when it comes to their friendship,” a source noted. “And Taylor hasn’t extended a wedding invitation to Blake.”
The singer is taking a break from their friendship and reportedly felt like a pawn in the litigation. While Swift has always been a loyal friend to Blake, she refused to be thrown into the middle of a Hollywood lawsuit.
Millions Still on the Line
While Lively and the 42-year-old Baldoni ended with a surprise settlement in May, the courtroom hostility has rapidly resurfaced.
Last week, Baldoni formally challenged Lively’s demand that he pay her more than $8 million in legal fees.
The Jane the Virgin actor explicitly called the eight-figure demand “excessive” in recent court filings and asked a judge to drastically reduce the amount.
