Why Travis Kelce really unfollowed Ryan Reynolds on Instagram

Taylor Swift’s boyfriend has unfollowed one of her best celebrity friends on social media, as he seeks to distance himself from the drama.

Travis Kelce is intentionally trying to distance himself from Blake Lively’s ongoing drama with Justin Baldoni.

Page Six reports that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end unfollowed Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, on Instagram because of the It Ends With Us actress’s messy legal nightmare.

An unfollow on social media typically sends a message that an individual is cutting ties with the other, but it is unclear whether Kelce, 35, made the poignant move to avoid being dragged into the downward publicity spiral that Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, have been recently caught up in — or if he is really done with their friendship.

Page Six has reached out to the NFL star’s reps for comment.

Travis Kelce wants to distance himself from the drama. Picture: Getty Images via AFP

Blake and Ryan have dominated the headlines in recent months. Picture: Michael Loccisano/Getty

It is also unknown how Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, feels about the unfollowing. Her reps could not be immediately reached for comment.

However, it has been widely reported that the pop superstar, 35, is not as close with Lively as she once was.

In February, Page Six exclusively reported that Swift needed some “space” from the Gossip Girl star after being mentioned in Baldoni’s $US 400 million defamation lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds and that she felt like a “pawn.”

Lively’s lead lawyer, Bryan Freedman, even once said, “I don’t know that we’re going to depose Taylor Swift. I think that that’s going to be probably a game-time decision.”

Last week, the Daily Mail reported that Swift — along with Reynolds’ best pal Hugh Jackman — were set to be subpoenaed by Baldoni’s lawyers soon in the case, which stemmed from sexual harassment allegations against the director and is set to go to trial next year.

Both Kelce and his partner Taylor Swift are rumoured to be keeping their distance from Lively and Reynolds. Picture: David Eulitt/Getty

Sources previously told us Lively has apologised to the singer for her being dragged into her legal issues, but Swift is still looking to remove herself from the matter as much as possible.

“[She] is a strong woman, and she’s not hiding from anything,” an insider said of the Grammy winner in March. “Taylor is simply enjoying some alone time with Travis and being under the radar for a little bit.”

Swift and Kelce — who have been dating since the summer of 2023 — used to spend a lot of quality time with Lively and Reynolds, often going on double dates together.

The couple co-stars also were spotted on the sidelines rooting for Kelce at Chiefs games.

Page Six has reached out to Lively and Reynolds’ rep for comment but has not heard back.

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission.

Originally published as Why Travis Kelce really unfollowed Ryan Reynolds on Instagram