India, Jan. 30 -- Taylor Swift is reportedly taking a "step back" from her close friend Blake Lively after feeling like she was unintentionally dragged into the actress's legal woes with Justin Baldoni.

The Cruel Summer singer unexpectedly found herself entangled in the dispute when Baldoni alleged in his $400 million lawsuit that Lively had used Swift to pressure him during a meeting with her husband, Ryan Reynolds.

It Ends with Us director claimed Swift's presence at the meeting made him feel like he "needed to comply with Blake's direction for the script" of their film It Ends with Us.

Lively reportedly escalated tensions by referencing herself as a Game of Thrones character in text messages, stating: "I'm Khaleesi, and like her, I ...