Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez Reunite In New York Amid Blake Lively Drama

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez had a girls night out last weekend in the Big Apple — and Blake Lively was nowhere to be found.

On Saturday, May 31, Swift, 35, and Gomez, 32, were spotted dining at the Monkey Bar in New York City. Pop Base shared a snap of the two A-listers dining at the iconic restaurant on X.

Notably absent was Lively, 37, who was once a fixture alongside Swift when the singer would venture out with friends to New York City hotspots, including Zero Bond and Emilio’s Ballato. Swift and Gomez’s dinner comes on the heels of the Gossip Girl alum stepping out for dinner with Hayek, 58, on May 13.

Speculation continues to mount that Swift and Lively are on the outs amid the actress’ bitter legal battle with her It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni. (Baldoni claimed he was ambushed by Swift during a meeting at Lively’s New York City home regarding It Ends With Us, and he alleged Lively called the singer one of her “dragons,” referencing Game of Thrones, in a text message.)

Baldoni’s legal team initially sent the “Cruel Summer” singer a subpoena in May, but it was eventually dropped. According to a source who spoke to Us Weekly, “There’s been radio silence between Taylor and Blake since the subpoena was dropped.”

Swift’s outing comes after she announced that she had purchased her masters for her first six albums — Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation — from private equity firm Shamrock Capital.

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On Friday, May 30, Swift penned a letter to fans on her website, sharing the good news.

“All of the music I’ve ever made … now belongs… to me,” she wrote. “And all my music videos. All the concert films. The album art and photography. The unreleased songs. The memories. The magic. The madness. Every single era. My entire life’s work.”

Swift went on to express how much it finally means to her to own her music.

“To say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty reserved about it. To my fans, you know how important this has been to me — so much so that I meticulously re-recorded and released four of my albums, calling them Taylor’s Version,” she penned.

“The passionate support you showed those albums and the success story you turned The Eras Tour into is why I was able to buy back my music,” Swift added. “I can’t thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but have never owned until now.”