Travis Kelce’s decision to unfollow Ryan Reynolds on Instagram made waves on social media, surprising many, especially since Reynolds is married to Blake Lively, one of his girlfriend Taylor Swift’s closest friends.
While some believe the move may be linked to the legal battle between Lively and her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, the unfollowing has only added fuel to the breakup rumors surrounding Kelce and Swift—especially following their recent solo outings.
So, what’s the real deal about this Kelce-Reynolds unfollowing drama?
Is Travis Kelce Distancing Himself from Taylor Swift’s Friends?
There have been non-dying rumors that Swift and Kelce have called it quits since the two have been keeping their profile lows after the Kansas City Chief lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in February.
To add more fuel to the fire, the tight end was seen going out solo multiple times in recent weeks and even had a guys’ night out with his brother, Jason Kelce, and Justin Timberlake in Las Vegas.
For her part, Swift attended Gigi Hadid’s 30th birthday in New York without her boyfriend.
Add to that Kelce’s move of unfollowing Reynolds, there are speculations that he might be distancing himself from Swift’s friends.
X user Jack Whitehurst could not help but notice the last sighting of Swift and Kelce together in March and after just more than a month, the NFL player was spotted partying like crazy and even unfollowed Reynolds.
“If you think they are still together Travis unfollowing Ryan Reynolds too like come on,” he wrote.
User Zain added that it could also be a proof of the couple’s alleged breakup, enlisting other evidence that could support the claim.
Tayvis Still Madly In Love Despite the Rumors
Despite the nonstop splits claims and separate outings, Kelce and Swift are reportedly going strong.
“They’re still so in love and enjoying spending time with their friends and each other during the offseason,” a source told Page Six. “There’s no trouble at all.”
In fact, they were said to have spent several weeks together to reconnect on a romantic vacation and even enjoyed some quality time on a secret getaway in Montana.
After being under the spotlight since their romantic relationship began in 2023, the pair is reportedly “taking a break from the public eye.”
Kelce also made it clear that being at every social event is not his goal this year due to his plans to continuing playing professional football after the devastating devastating 2025 Super Bowl loss.
“Gonna try and get to the best shape I’ve been this offseason and get back to the mountaintop,” he told ESPN’s Pat McAfee. “Got a real bad taste in my mouth with how I played in that last game and how I got the guys ready for battle. I can’t go out like that!”
Why Travis Kelce Unfollowed Ryan Reynolds?
Though Kelce and Reynolds have remained mum about the unfollowing issue, it is strongly believed that it may have something to do with Lively’s ongoing legal drama with Baldoni.
There’s a possibility that the 35-year-old footballer wants to avoid the messy legal nightmare, especially Swift is reportedly not as close to Lively as once was.
Allegedly, she needed some “space” from the Another Simple Favor star after being dragged in Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds, making her feel like a “pawn.”
Though Lively is said to have apologized, Swift still wanted to remove herself from the matter.