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Blake Lively insists she didn't 'throw shade' at Taylor Swift as she glams up for pal's book launch

Published: 15:01 EST, 14 September 2015 | Updated: 16:08 EST, 14 September 2015

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She took some stick for appearing to diss Taylor Swift after making a joke about the pop superstar's video for her hit single Bad Blood.

But on Sunday Blake Lively revealed she's obsessed with the 22-year-old in an Instagram of the singer posing with members of the actress's family.

The 28-year-old added a long caption, saying: 'Umm whoever thought I was throwin shade clearly doesn’t know I have a “Taylor Swift Please Be My Wife Voo Doo Doll” #obsessed.

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Fringe benefits: Blake Lively, pictured at the launch of her pal's book on Saturday, cleared up the controversy about her 'dissing; Taylor Swift in an Instagram she posted on Sunday

'Look how rad she is here making my niece Heather feel like a rock star. Love my Canadian family almost as much as I love Taylor Lively. I mean Swift. Ok, FIIINE we can hyphenate our last names. Xo Blake Swift-Lively 4eva.'

The previous evening Blake hosted an intimate dinner for some 30 guests to celebrate pal Angie Niles‘s new book Bright Lights Paris: Shop, Dine & Live . . . Parisian Style, at Laduree Soho in New York.

The actress looked chic in a long black jacket with red and blue panels at hip height and tassles cascading to her knees by designer Anna Sammarone, according to Vogue.

She's 'obsessed': The 28-year-old's snap showed Taylor with members of her family, captioned, 'Look how rad she is here making my niece Heather feel like a rock star. Love my Canadian family almost as much as I love Taylor Lively. I mean Swift. Ok, FIIINE we can hyphenate our last names. Xo Blake Swift-Lively 4eva.'

Cuddling up: Blake, with author pal Angie Niles, looked chic in a long black jacket with red and blue panels and tassles by designer Anna Sammarone as she held the book over Angie's shoulder

She paired the unusual garment with a white blouse and black trousers.

The fashion bible also reported the celebrity was wearing Christian Louboutin shoes, carried a Gucci clutch and sparkled in jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz and Ofira Jewelz.

Blake's long blonde hair was styled in gentle waves that cascaded over her shoulders.

Three's a wow: The pair were joined by jeweller Ofira Sandberg, who designed the pieces the actress was wearing to the bash

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Arriving together: Blake and Angie walked into Laduree Soho, famous for its melt-in-the-mouth macarons

In good company: Blake posed with pastry chef Jimmy Leclerc and Elisabeth Holder Raberin, co-president of Ladurée U.S.A.

Angie stood out in red as she posed for a slew of snaps with her guests, including Isabella Rossellini's daughter Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, 32, a model and food editor-writer.

Jeweller Ofira Sandberg was also at the restaurant, famous for its mouth-wateringly delicious macarons, along with the eatery's husband-and-wife team Elisabeth Holder Raberin and Pierre-Antoine Raberin who are co-presidents of Ladurée U.S.A.

Vogue reported the guests dined on foie gras with blackcurrant violet macaron, chicken vol-au-vent with wild mushrooms, and smoked salmon with lemon cream.

Delicious desserts: The brunette posed next to some of the eatery's famous sweets

Bubbly start: The guests were treated to Rose Imperial Moet & Chandon before dinner

In an interview posted online on Sunday, Blake told Vogue: 'The first time I went to Paris I was a little bit overwhelmed, so I was slightly disappointed because I had dreamt of it so much - and I’m going to sound like a jerk for saying that, but I just didn’t know what to do.

'I completely shut down and let the city eat me alive. But then I got her list, and it was intimate and inviting and not the things that I had read about in every guidebook.

'Angie’s version of Paris is the best version I ever had.'