Blake Lively’s staying solo this weekend … hanging out alone while Taylor Swift’s surrounded by friends at her Rhode Island home.
Photogs spotted the “Gossip Girl” star walking around Pound Ridge, New York solo — no friend with whom to gossip — Friday … keeping it casual in a white floral long-sleeve as she pushed a shopping cart.
Blake didn’t seem too distressed … though fans are wondering how she’s really feeling about not partaking in the festivities at T-Swift’s home.
As you know … a ton of Taylor’s friends have packed into her Rhode Island mansion this week for an event. It’s all ladies and, with her wedding right around the corner, many believe this may be the bachelorette party.
At this time 2 years ago, Blake would’ve been a shoo-in at the event … she and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, were really close to Taylor and Travis Kelce — however, Taylor and Blake had a falling out shortly after BL filed her now infamous lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.
In the course of the legal back and forth, texts Blake allegedly sent to Justin came out which mentioned Taylor as one of her “dragons” in a “Game of Thrones” reference.
The two seemingly patched things up in a subsequent text convo … but, given Blake’s not hanging with her pal at what looks like a milestone event, it appears they’re not as tight as they used to be.
Worth noting … we haven’t gotten word on whether Blake and Ryan will be at Taylor and Travis’ Madison Square Garden wedding celebration in early July — but, with a nearly 1,200-person guest list, it certainly seems possible.
As for seemingly not receiving the invite to more intimate events like the one in Rhode Island this week … Blake will just have to shake it off.

Disney and Pixar are unwrapping a major box office gift with Toy Story 5, which is headed toward the biggest opening of the year so far in the $160 million range. That’s after the film notched the second biggest opening day of all time for an animated feature with $71 million, just behind The Incredibles 2‘s $72.2 million in 2018.
Audiences gave the film an A CinemaScore and are pacing ahead of 2019’s Toy Story 4, which bowed to $120.9 million in June. Toy Story veteran Andrew Stanton directs, with Kenna Harris co-directing.
Steven Spielberg and Universal’s original sci-fi feature Disclosure Day is falling 69 percent and is expected to earn around $17 million in its second weekend after opening to $44 million. Its domestic tally will end the weekend with about $78 million.
In its sixth weekend, Focus Features’ box office sensation Obsession will finally post a weekend smaller than its opening of $17.2 million, and is expected to pull in around $14 million for a domestic total of around $215 million. It long ago became Focus’ No. 1 movie of all time both domestically and globally, where it has passed $300 million.

Jimmy Kimmel announced comedian Rosie O’Donnell will be temporarily taking over his late-night show as he steps back for a two-month sabbatical.
“I will be taking the next two months off, this time voluntarily,” Kimmel said on Thursday night’s episode, jokingly referring to the brief period his show was pulled by ABC over his comments regarding Charlie Kirk’s death in September.
But, the show will still go on as he named the “potent group of” guest hosts which includes Tiffany Haddish, Colman Domingo, Ike Barinholtz, Anthony Anderson and Jelly Roll.
“And… I asked one of our commander-in-chief’s all-time favorites, Rosie O’Donnell, to be here to keep the hits coming,” he shared, prompting a roar of applause from the audience.
O’Donnell is one several celebrities who left the states following Donald Trump’s second election win. Along with her youngest child, Clay, 13, they settled down in Ireland.
“The View” alum and Trump have long had beef between each other. Though, it appears their feud reached its peak in July 2025 when the president threatened to take away the actress’s US citizenship.
“Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” he wrote in his Truth Social post at the time.
He continued: “She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA.”
O’Donnell hit back at Trump with an equally heated Instagram post.
“The president of the usa has always hated the fact that i see him for who he is – a criminal con man sexual abusing liar out to harm our nation to serve himself – this is why i moved to ireland,” she captioned her post.
Since her citizenship appears to remain intact, it looks like O’Donnell will be returning to the US for an extended stay.
It wouldn’t be the first time she’s made the trip back home. In February, she revealed she quietly returned to the US to visit her family.
“I recently went home for two weeks and I did not really tell anyone. I just went to see my family,” the comedian recently told Chris Cuomo during an appearance on “SiriusXM’s Cuomo Mornings.”
“I wanted to see how hard it would be for me to get in and out of the country,” she added. “I wanted to feel what it felt like. I wanted to hold my children again. And I hadn’t been home in over a year.”

Behind the glitter, grooves and Grammy-winning legacy of Earth, Wind & Fire sits a more complicated story, revealing a more personal side of the band’s founder, Maurice White.
In the HBO documentary, “Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World),” by musician Questlove, the film explores the rise of the legendary band from its beginnings to global superstardom while diving into the complexities of Maurice’s personal life.
While the project — which premiered at the 2026 Tribeca Festival — celebrates the group’s genre-defining sound and enduring cultural impact, it does not shy away from the fractures behind the fame.
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Relatives of Maurice, who died in 2016, describe a man whose personal life was far more complicated than his public image suggested, including multiple relationships and children born outside his primary partnership.
Marilyn White, a longtime partner of Maurice, said in the film, “Maurice was not exactly the most faithful person. He had other women on the road. Maurice, in fact, got someone pregnant while he was out on the road. I didn’t find out until after she was born. Everyone but me knew. And then he had another son from someone else.”
She recalled a painful confrontation with Maurice.
“I said how could you do that? And he said, ‘I’m a star, I can do whatever the f— I want.’ And I said, ‘You know what, that makes me feel unworthy.’ I am not unworthy and I moved out. He couldn’t believe I did it and I did it.”
The film also features Maurice’s children, including daughter Mimi White and an interview with his son Eden White.
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“I’m Maurice’s youngest son that we know about,” Eden said. “Around the time my mom was making costumes, my dad pursued her and they had a connection. Him and my mom had a pretty tumultuous relationship. He was [continuously] pulling back. By the time I was born, they had been seeing each other for, I believe, around 20 years at that point.”
He added that despite the strain, he still struggles to reconcile the emotional complexity of his father’s behavior.
“It was really tough for me to want to pursue a relationship with him. Even as a child I was questioning my mother. I’d ask, ‘Why is he so distant?’ And she explained it to me in what I think is a beautiful way and that’s how I articulate it to this day. ‘Everybody has a door in their heart that they let love in and out of, and he had enough trauma when he was younger that it closed the door for him. And he could only get it open so far.’”
“But when he was making… music, that door would open as wide as it could.”
Beyond the personal revelations, Academy Award winner Questlove chronicled the rise of Earth, Wind & Fire and its enigmatic founder, Maurice, in the documentary.
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“From humble beginnings to the epic, celestial, pyrotechnical stadium shows of their height, Questlove’s celebratory doc showcases this iconic group’s out-of-this-world music, visuals, metaphysics, and joy,” a press release on the Tribeca Festival site reads.
The film revisits the band’s origins through friends, family and never-before-seen footage, tracing how Maurice’s vision expanded the group’s sound, scale and theatrical ambition.
It also features interviews with former president Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, Flea as well as Lionel Richie, blending animation and archival footage into what’s described as “a party of a film.”
The documentary also delves into the band’s inner workings, where several members describe financial frustration and what they viewed as tight creative control.
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Guitarist Johnny Graham said the public image masked a very different reality.
“To the world there was this positive love image presented. But to us, it was totally different. Maurice was always separated from everyone. There was only certain people that could do an interview. If you take a picture, you must stand here in definite positions and there were things that were done intentionally to make you feel small. For one thing, we knew we weren’t getting paid right.”
Graham recalled being surprised by his pay: “My first royalty check, Maurice handed to me and he goes, ‘Here’s your royalties for the record.’ I looked at Maurice and said, ‘What’s this?'” Graham said with a laugh.
He eventually walked away from the band.
“There was no reason to go through that sort of a treatment if you’re not getting paid and not making any money. Why be there and be treated that way? I never came back.”
The film also notes internal breakups and fallout, including the departure of key musicians, the Phenix Horns, who left to work with Phil Collins.
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Other band members claimed, “Yes, things were expensive, but we were generating millions of dollars and only making $2,500 a week. I think it was less than some of the roadies.”
Larry Dunn, a former band member and songwriter, accused Maurice of maintaining tight control over credit and publishing.
“For the first 8 years, Maurice took everyone’s publishing,” Dunn alleged.
Other commentators from the documentary claimed, “Maurice was very slow to give up any kind of credit to anybody. The whole damn band should’ve gotten co-production and credit. But he had to be perceived as the single sole champion of the sound.”
Even the band’s legendary stage presence came with a staggering price tag, according to those involved.
Eden recalled his mother, Ellene Warren, explaining the scale of production spent during the disco era: “My mom, she was one of the costume designers. I believe she spent nearly $1 million on fabric and other supplies in one year.”
Financial strain was also highlighted behind the curtain.
The documentary suggests the legendary band leader dealt with cash-flow issues. But for Maurice, compromising on the quality of the show just wasn’t an option; he was someone who poured everything into his art.
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At its core, the documentary underscores the seismic impact of Earth, Wind & Fire — a band that fused jazz, funk, soul and pop into a global sound that defined an era.
What emerges is a portrait of Maurice as both architect and enigma — a man whose creative vision built an empire and whose personal choices left fractures still being processed decades later.
With numerous gold and platinum certifications, Earth, Wind & Fire has won six Grammys, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and has sold more than 90 million albums.
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In 1975, the group’s sixth studio album, “That’s the Way of the World,” went triple platinum and propelled the band to another level of stardom.
The band is Columbia Records’ bestselling R&B band of all time and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
“Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World)” is streaming now on HBO Max.

Disneyland must swap out the gas-powered engines in the ride cars for the iconic Autopia ride by early next year or the park will be forced to shutter the attraction, according to local reports.
The park must comply with California’s strict emissions regulations by February 2027, according to the Orange County Register.
Autopia was one of the original attractions of the Anaheim theme park when it opened in July 1955, and the only one left in Tomorrowland.
Honda, which sponsors the ride, forgot to certify the ride’s engines in an apparent administrative error in 2023, the MouseChat website reported.
Disney then contacted the California Air Resources Board, which issued a violation in 2024, forcing the park to pay a $56,250 fine and change the ride.
Disney told the Register the error had no impact on the environment.
The company told The Los Angeles Times that the vehicles will switch to electric by next year.
“As the industry moves toward alternative fuel sources, we have developed a roadmap to electrify this attraction and are evaluating technology that will enable us to convert from gas engines in the next few years,” Disney said in 2024.
Disney imagineers are working on the design and engineering of the electric ride vehicles, officials said, according to the Register.
While the ride vehicles are connected to a track, riders can control the speed, which tops out at about 6 mph.
The park hasn’t specified when the ride will close for refurbishment and reopen.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Disneyland for comment.