NEW YORK — Blake Lively’s legal battle with Justin Baldoni hasn’t just rocked the boat of her friendship with Taylor Swift but with mutual pal Gigi Hadid, who appears to be following the pop star’s lead by taking a break from Lively.

“As Taylor has begun to distance herself from Blake, Gigi has naturally done the same,” an insider told Us Weekly, pointing to the “closer friendship” the supermodel shares with the Grammy winner.

While the source said Hadid hasn’t “hasn’t necessarily chosen sides,” the status of her friendship with Lively is a reflection of her loyalty to Swift.

Hadid and Lively “haven’t been in touch much this year and it does have everything to do with the lawsuit,” the insider claimed.

Earlier this week, another source told the outlet that Swift and Lively’s “friendship is not what it used to be” and that things have been “strained” when they’ve spoken. People magazine similarly reported the relationship has come to a halt.

News of a rift in the larger friend group comes roughly a week after Swift was subpoenaed as a witness in the legal battle between Lively and Baldoni, her director and co-star of “It Ends With Us.”

Baldoni’s attorneys are seeking for Swift to reveal any information she has that pertains to the case, citing her presence during a heated meeting over rewrites to the script and text messages from Lively in which she appears to refer to Swift as one of her “dragons.”

Swift was “shocked to be referred to in work messages sent to Blake’s director and to be brought into this,” an insider told Us.

The legal saga started in late December when Lively filed a lawsuit accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set and waging a subsequent smear campaign.

Weeks later, Baldoni countersued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation and civil extortion in a$400 million lawsuit.

Among his many accusations, he claims the “Gossip Girl” alum used nearly any and all means to pressure him into giving over creative control of the film — including leveraging Swift’s star status.

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Sarah Jessica Parker says she initially wanted out of ‘Sex and the City’

NEW YORK — Sarah Jessica Parker says she initially didn’t want to star in “Sex and the City” — but not for the obvious reasons.

The Emmy-winning actress revealed this week that when the sex-fueled sitcom was first pitched to her, she didn’t believe it would become the cultural touchstone that it has. In fact, she wasn’t too thrilled about committing to another TV series.

Parker, a former child actress who starred on shows such as “Square Pegs” and “A Year in the Life” in the 1980s, made the revelation on the latest episode of the “Are You a Charlotte?” podcast, hosted by her “Sex and the City” co-star Kristin Davis.

The 60-year-old recalled how months after shooting the pilot for the New York City-based series in 1997, she didn’t think much of it when a producer stopped her on the street to say how good it was.

But after HBO gave the show the greenlight, she said was in a state of panic.

“When the show was picked up, I was like, ‘I can’t be on a TV show! I don’t think I’m suited for that life,” she shared. “I think that it was the idea of doing the same thing over and over and over again.”

Parker admitted that her experience on “Square Pegs,” while it only lasted one season, “kind of depressed me.”

She said she asked her agent to get her out of doing “Sex and the City,” even offering film options with HBO as an alternative to fulfill her contract.

But thankfully for the millions of “Sex and the City” fans, the unidentified agent successfully convinced her to take the life-changing role.

“He said, ‘It can be wonderful. It can be great.’ And the beauty of HBO [at the time] was that it was kind of an unknown species,” Parker said. “[Former HBO chairman] Chris Albrecht said, ‘Do it for a year, and if you don’t want to do it anymore, we don’t do it.'”

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Human remains found near Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island mansion

NEW YORK — Authorities are investigating what they believe to be human remains found near Taylor Swift’s oceanside mansion in Rhode Island.

The gruesome discovery was made on Wednesday around 9:30 a.m., just a few blocks from the pop star’s Westerly estate, according to Providence NBC affiliate WJAR.

Police called to the scene told the outlet they found a leg bone that appeared to previously belong to a person.

It’s currently unclear how or when the bone got there, or who it belonged to. The Rhode Island Medical Examiner’s Office said it’s currently in the process of trying to confirm the identity of the remains.

The Westerly Police Department Detective Division is investigating the incident, though no foul play is suspected.

“I would definitely disagree with that,” resident Taylor Day told WJAR. “I think finding a leg is very suspicious.”

“It was probably a couple football fields away from Taylor Swift’s house and the Ocean House,” she added, referring to the ritzy resort perched on the bluffs of Watch Hill. “I would never expect anything like that — especially not in Watch Hill.”

It’s unknown if Swift was at her 11,000-square-foot home when the bone was discovered.