The Real Story Behind Travis Kelce’s Public Breakup with Ryan Reynolds and Its Impact on the Fractured Four

While Ryan Reynolds has been pictured cheering on Travis Kelce from the stands, it looks like the sports star is no longer the actor’s biggest fan. 

Kelce’s partner, Taylor Swift, and Reynolds’ spouse, Blake Lively, once shared a close bond, but their relationship soured when the singer, 35, chose to remain quiet following a lawsuit filed by Lively, 37, against Justin Baldoni.

Lively accused her It Ends With Us co-star and director of sexual harassment in a shock lawsuit filed last December.  

Baldoni, 41, struck back with a counter $400 million suit against the actress and her husband, Reynolds, 48, accusing them of attempting to damage his reputation. All sides have refuted the allegations made against them.

Currently, Kelce is making his stance clear by involving Swift and Hugh Jackman in the ongoing legal dispute as they are about to be summoned.

Eagle-eyed Swifties noticed that Kelce unfollowed Reynolds and there is widespread speculation that it happened on Sunday. It appears that Reynolds still follows the Kansas City Chiefs star… at least for now. 

An insider has since revealed the real reason the football pro unfollowed Reynolds – and the true state of the friendship between Swift and Lively. 

‘Travis unfollowed Ryan because he is fed up with the whole drama,’ a source exclusively disclosed to the Daily Mail.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were seen smiling as they attended the New York screening of Another Simple Favor on April 27, 2025, together

Swift has been leaning on her beau Travis Kelce throughout the legal drama with her former best friend  

‘It’s not just about the spectacle of it all. Travis is concerned that he could potentially be questioned too since he was with Taylor as some of this was going down,’ the insider continued.

Swift was dragged into the increasingly toxic scuffle in January because Baldoni’s countersuit included screenshots of his alleged text exchanges with Lively, in which she called Swift one of her ‘dragons’ in an apparent Game of Thrones reference.

‘He (Kelce) and Taylor have been lying low after she got sucked in,’ the insider continued. 

The loved up couple has been hiding out in Kansas City, spending time on a tropical vacation, and even staying under the radar in Boca Raton, Florida. 

‘Travis is not fake, and he is not going to pretend to be bros with someone who would throw him or Taylor under the bus,’ the insider added. 

Kelce’s tight-knit circle is far less A-list than Swift’s starry squad. He is known for being close friends with his teammates, including Patrick Mahomes, as well as former NFL player Ross Travis, who traveled with him to multiple Eras Tour stops, and his childhood friend Aric Jones. 

Kelce is showing exactly where he stands as Swift and Hugh Jackman are set to be subpoenaed in the latest turn of events in the ongoing legal battle between Lively and Baldoni

During better times, they were spotted double dating at The Corner Store in Soho, New York City

For now, both Swift and Kelce have taken a step back from their former friendship with Lively and Reynolds to avoid the endless turmoil. 

The source confirmed that ‘the two of them have cut out Ryan and Blake for the time being’.  

The Daily Mail has contacted reps for Reynolds and Kelce for comment.  

During better times, the two couples were spotted double dating at The Corner Store in Soho, New York City, and the actors have watched Kelce play for the Chiefs from Swift’s star-studded VIP box, cementing their place in her inner circle. 

However, it is possible they will reconcile again: ‘Once all of this blows over it will change but as of right now this is the way it is.

‘Taylor and Blake will never be the way they were after this, and Travis does not have people in his life that he feels are not authentic,’ the insider said.