Blake Lively’s passion for creative control and a high-profile legal battle with director Justin Baldoni reveal the challenges she faces balancing artistry and conflict behind the scenes.

The high-profile friendship hit a rough patch after the pop star was dragged into Lively’s legal battle with her “It Ends With Us” co-star and director.

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's friendship will never go back to what it once was, Page Six is told, after being dragged through Lively's legal drama with "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni.