Top 10 Biggest Celebrity Feuds of 2025

Blake Lively's lawsuit against her It Ends with Us director Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment and a coordinated smear campaign, was one of the most explosive Hollywood stories of 2025. Baldoni's counter-suit alleged defamation and the case exposed the mechanics of celebrity PR warfare at an unprecedented level of detail.

Taylor Swift's long-running ownership dispute over her original master recordings — now settled, with Swift having re-recorded five of six albums as Taylor's Version — remained a defining narrative of 2025 as she released the final re-recorded album. The feud reshaped how the music industry discusses artist rights and inspired legislation in several US states.

The feud between Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion intensified in 2025 with a series of diss tracks and social media exchanges that divided hip-hop audiences. Megan's ongoing legal battle against Tory Lanez provided additional context, while Nicki's public commentary drew criticism from fellow artists and sparked debates about solidarity in the music industry.

Elon Musk's running feuds with OpenAI's Sam Altman, Apple's Tim Cook, and multiple media executives dominated tech news in 2025, amplified by his ownership of X (Twitter) which he used as a weapon and megaphone simultaneously. His lawsuit against OpenAI reached trial, producing discovery documents that embarrassed both parties and fascinated Silicon Valley.

Chappell Roan's public confrontations with paparazzi, invasive fans, and music industry norms made her one of 2025's most debated celebrities. Her refusal to perform at political events without policy commitments and her candid social media posts about the dark side of sudden fame sparked broad conversations about parasocial relationships and the treatment of artists.

The estrangement between Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the British Royal Family showed no signs of resolution in 2025, with Harry's memoir Spare continuing to generate controversy and the couple's Netflix projects maintaining a public narrative at odds with Buckingham Palace's preferred silence. Harry's legal victories against British tabloids added further dimensions to the saga.

Kanye West's ongoing public controversies — including his marriage to Bianca Censori, continued antisemitic statements, and erratic social media behaviour — kept him in the tabloids throughout 2025. His feuds with former collaborators, brands, and media figures were so numerous and escalating that they functioned as a singular rolling cultural crisis rather than discrete incidents.

Adele's extended Munich concerts and Las Vegas residency rescheduling spawned a contentious public debate in 2025 when she cancelled additional dates, prompting some fans and media outlets to question her reliability. Her raw, unfiltered response to critics — delivered from her concert stage — went viral and ultimately generated more sympathy than blame.

Doja Cat's deliberately provocative approach to her fanbase — dismissing fans she finds obsessive, changing her artistic direction radically with each era, and engaging in combative social media exchanges — made her relationship with her audience one of pop's most analysed dynamics in 2025. Commentators debated whether she was a genius or simply self-sabotaging.

Blake Lively's lawsuit against her It Ends with Us director Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment and a coordinated smear campaign, was one of the most explosive Hollywood stories of 2025. Baldoni's counter-suit alleged defamation and the case exposed the mechanics of celebrity PR warfare at an unprecedented level of detail.

Taylor Swift's long-running ownership dispute over her original master recordings — now settled, with Swift having re-recorded five of six albums as Taylor's Version — remained a defining narrative of 2025 as she released the final re-recorded album. The feud reshaped how the music industry discusses artist rights and inspired legislation in several US states.

The feud between Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion intensified in 2025 with a series of diss tracks and social media exchanges that divided hip-hop audiences. Megan's ongoing legal battle against Tory Lanez provided additional context, while Nicki's public commentary drew criticism from fellow artists and sparked debates about solidarity in the music industry.

Elon Musk's running feuds with OpenAI's Sam Altman, Apple's Tim Cook, and multiple media executives dominated tech news in 2025, amplified by his ownership of X (Twitter) which he used as a weapon and megaphone simultaneously. His lawsuit against OpenAI reached trial, producing discovery documents that embarrassed both parties and fascinated Silicon Valley.

Chappell Roan's public confrontations with paparazzi, invasive fans, and music industry norms made her one of 2025's most debated celebrities. Her refusal to perform at political events without policy commitments and her candid social media posts about the dark side of sudden fame sparked broad conversations about parasocial relationships and the treatment of artists.

The estrangement between Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the British Royal Family showed no signs of resolution in 2025, with Harry's memoir Spare continuing to generate controversy and the couple's Netflix projects maintaining a public narrative at odds with Buckingham Palace's preferred silence. Harry's legal victories against British tabloids added further dimensions to the saga.

Kanye West's ongoing public controversies — including his marriage to Bianca Censori, continued antisemitic statements, and erratic social media behaviour — kept him in the tabloids throughout 2025. His feuds with former collaborators, brands, and media figures were so numerous and escalating that they functioned as a singular rolling cultural crisis rather than discrete incidents.

Adele's extended Munich concerts and Las Vegas residency rescheduling spawned a contentious public debate in 2025 when she cancelled additional dates, prompting some fans and media outlets to question her reliability. Her raw, unfiltered response to critics — delivered from her concert stage — went viral and ultimately generated more sympathy than blame.

Doja Cat's deliberately provocative approach to her fanbase — dismissing fans she finds obsessive, changing her artistic direction radically with each era, and engaging in combative social media exchanges — made her relationship with her audience one of pop's most analysed dynamics in 2025. Commentators debated whether she was a genius or simply self-sabotaging.