"There’s a difference between being a VIP and being Taylor Swift’s VIP": Blake Lively is reportedly no longer getting the celebrity treatment that came with being Taylor Swift's best friend

Blake Lively's split from Taylor Swift's inner circle has cost her more than a friendship -- insiders say she has lost access to the exclusive VIP treatment that came with being Swift's closest companion. Simultaneously, Swift and Travis Kelce's carefully planned wedding secrecy unraveled despite NDAs, phone bans, and street closures, leaving the newlyweds exhausted by leaks they could not stop. Both stories reflect the extraordinary power and pressure that surrounds Swift's world, and what happens when you are no longer inside it.

Blake Lively's split from Taylor Swift's inner circle has cost her more than a friendship -- insiders say she has lost access to the exclusive VIP treatment that came with being Swift's closest companion. Simultaneously, Swift and Travis Kelce's carefully planned wedding secrecy unraveled despite NDAs, phone bans, and street closures, leaving the newlyweds exhausted by leaks they could not stop. Both stories reflect the extraordinary power and pressure that surrounds Swift's world, and what happens when you are no longer inside it.