Taylor Swift's team is framing this as the pop star simply wanting to be surrounded by people who genuinely share her joy — a source tells Daily Mail she's 'meticulously' curated her guest list for those she hopes will remain in her life forever.
Insiders say Swift feels BOTH women betrayed her trust: Kloss stayed connected to Scooter Braun's orbit, while Lively allegedly weaponized their friendship during her lawsuit drama, even texting Swift about being a 'sad sack' who only talked about herself.
Kloss married Joshua Kushner in 2018 and Swift skipped it citing 'work commitments,' but Braun attended. In unsealed court documents from Lively's Baldoni lawsuit, she labeled Swift one of her 'dragons.' A source exclusively told Page Six Swift felt 'used.'
When you cross Taylor Swift, she doesn't forgive — she archives. Both women had years to repair these relationships and chose their paths. Now they'll watch the wedding from home.
Taylor Swift's July 3 wedding to Travis Kelce is shaping up to be the celebrity event of the year — but two former besties definitely won't be getting those gilded envelopes. Sources tell Daily Mail that supermodel Karlie Kloss and actress Blake Lively are notably absent from the pop star's guest list, and if you think that's harsh, buckle up — the receipts behind these fractures run deep. Let's start with Kloss, because this one goes back years.
The 33-year-old model and Swift became inseparable friends in 2013 — joint appearances in music videos, concert dates, sleepovers. The whole package. But fast forward to 2018 when Kloss married Joshua Kushner, and here's where things get spicy: Swift didn't attend, citing 'work commitments.' Meanwhile, Kloss' then-manager Scooter Braun was right there at the reception.
You can't make this stuff up. Braun acquired Swift's early catalog of albums in June 2019 — a business move that left the Grammy winner feeling 'grossed out,' as she wrote in a now-infamous Tumblr post: 'Scooter has stripped me of my life's work, that I wasn't given an opportunity to buy. Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it.' Sources say Swift came to believe Kloss' friendship had become more about proximity to her fame than anything genuine.
The trust? Completely broken. 'Taylor has always believed in giving people opportunities to show who they truly are,' a source told Daily Mail, adding that Swift feels Kloss' actions over the past several years 'only reinforced the decision to keep her distance rather than attempt to reconcile.' Representatives for both women declined comment when reached by Page Six.
Now for Lively. The 38-year-old actress has found herself caught in Swift's crosshairs after getting dragged into her protracted legal battle with 'It Ends With Us' co-star Justin Baldoni — who she accused of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment, and subsequent retaliation. According to unsealed court documents, Lively told Baldoni during the mess that Swift was one of her 'dragons.' A source exclusively told Page Six last year that Swift felt 'used' by Lively throughout that entire ordeal.
Last summer, another insider said their friendship was beyond repair. But wait — there's more. In a December 2024 text exchange that's now surfaced, Lively actually reached out to Swift directly about their shaky friendship.
'Hey, just checking in. I have no reason to ask, but I don't know, I've been feeling like I should… is everything ok? I felt like a bad friend lately because was such a sad sack who only talked about my own s–t for months,' Lively wrote.
Swift's response after about an hour? 'No you're not wrong, but it's also not a big deal.' Ouch. Swift's wedding guest list has reportedly been meticulously curated — she's apparently surrounded herself with people she 'hopes will remain in her life forever,' according to sources.
Celeb friends like Selena Gomez and Lena Dunham should have made the cut without issue. But Kloss and Lively? They're about to get a very expensive paperweight instead of an invitation. When you're Taylor Swift, apparently proximity to fame stops being enough when people show you who they really are.
