In the blink of an eye, Blake Lively watched her once-loyal fans turn their backs on her. The drama surrounding It Ends With Us and Lively's attempts to follow her husband, Ryan Reynolds' marketing playbook for Deadpool & Wolverine, all while trying to mimic a Barbenheimer effect, dealt the hardest blow to the actress. This led to her years of carefully crafted reputation crumbling within a snap. Yet, in this difficult time, she is not alone. The Gossip Girl star has a strong support system in her close friends and family who have stepped up to have her back.

Taylor Swift, her best friend, and Bart Johnson, brother-in-law, are right there with her, offering their shoulders to lean on during this patch.

Taylor Swift was seen backing Ryan Reynolds during the promotion of Deadpool & Wolverine, but she did not give It Ends With Us the same treatment, despite her music being featured in it. This left fans wondering if Swift was keeping her distance to avoid getting caught up in the backlash. However, it turns out that while she has not been publicly vocal about her support for Blake Lively, behind the scenes, she was a constant. An insider shared with Heat Magazine, "Taylor’s been a rock for Blake."

The source also mentioned that Swift has been constantly calling and texting Live to lift her spirits and remind her not to let the negativity bring her down. “Having Taylor’s backing means the world to Blake,” the insider added, noting that Swift has shown she is “the kind of friend who’s there through thick and thin” Besides Swift’s support, Lively also has her family by her side.

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Lively’s brother-in-law, Bart Johnson, has stepped up with vocal support for the actress amid the backlash from fans.

Bart Johnson has been speaking up lately to defend his sister-in-law, Blake Lively. Last month, amid this storm, Lively had a quiet birthday, but Bart still shared heartfelt posts on social media. When haters jumped into the comments, bashing Lively for promoting happiness in a movie with such a dark theme, Johnson stood his ground, saying she was the reason the message was getting out there in the first place.

Right before this, Blake Lively’s sister, Robyn Lively- who has also been married to Johnson for 25 years- stepped in to defend The Shallows actress too. Robyn Lively thanked fans and engaged with commenters who were in support of her sister. Even It Ends With Us actor Brandon Sklenar tried to calm things down, defending the women who worked on the film. But the one voice fans were waiting to hear from stayed silent- Taylor Swift. But after the insider reports on Swift's support for Lively, fans can finally take a sigh of relief. 

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