5 Blake Lively Controversies That Damaged Her Reputation Even Before Justin Baldoni’s $400 Million Lawsuit
- Blake Lively has been in the spotlight ever since she filed a lawsuit against Justin Baldoni over s*xual misconduct and more.
- Now, Baldoni has sued Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds for $400 million.
- Amid all the chaos, here are the past controversies of the actress that had already ruined her reputation.
Blake Lively is no stranger to a scandal. Way before the Justin Baldoni legal fiasco could blow up, the actress faced public wrath and controversies because of her behavioral pattern. Hollywood’s one of the most popular actresses has been attracting scandals and feud rumors since she stepped into the industry. Lively made a breakthrough in the industry with The Sisterhood of the Travelling Plans.
As her legal battle with Baldoni unravels further with the It Ends With Us actor and director filing another lawsuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds for $400 million, the actress is again in the spotlight. While the spat between them continues, let’s look at her other controversial incidents that tarnished her reputation. From making fun of her co-star Leighton Meester’s birthplace to taking a dig at Kate Middleton’s photoshop skills – the list is quite full.
Was Blake Lively the reason why Armie Hammer left Gossip Girl midway?
As per rumor mills, Blake Lively didn’t want Armie Hammer to keep playing Gabriel Edwards in Gossip Girl. When Hammer appeared on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, a fan asked him about the ‘biggest diva’ on the set of Gossip Girl, he said,
Let me just say that was a tough show to film, and I didn’t end up actually filming all of the episodes I was supposed to because it was such a tough film.
To make it more controversial, Cohen interrupted by saying, “Really? Literally, you said, ‘Get me out of this’?” Hammer jokingly responded, “It was also like, ‘Get him out of here.'”
Cohen interrogated the actor about his love interest on the show to prompt him to say Lively’s name as Gabriel Edwards briefly dated Serena van der Woodsen (played by the actress). Chelsea Handler who also appeared on the show joked, “Sounds like she was the problem.” Hammer then awkwardly laughed at the whole scenario.
Though neither of the parties openly confirmed it, the speculations were rife regarding the whole fiasco.
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively were called out for their hypocrisy about their wedding venue
In 2012, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively exchanged vows at Boone Hall plantation in South Carolina. However, as soon as the news spread, the newly married couple received backlash from the public. The plantation features nine slave cabins built between 1790 and 1810. It is also known as ‘Slave Street’.
Later, in a 2020 interview with Fast Company, the Deadpool actor apologized for their decision and shared that they chose the destination after seeing some Pinterest photos and had no idea about the history behind the place. After the event, they realized the “place was built upon devastating tragedy.” The couple then held another wedding ceremony at home years later. However, Lively never addressed the whole issue.
Blake Lively once made a reporter so uncomfortable that she wanted to quit her job
When Lively was busy promoting her ‘rom-com flick’ It Ends With Us, an old video resurfaced on the internet, and it caught netizens’ attention for all the wrong reasons. In the video clip, The Age of Adaline actress can be seen showcasing her ‘mean girl’ nature. The Norwegian reporter Kjersti Flaa was left embarrassed. She shared the video on her YouTube with the title, “The Blake Lively interview that made me want to quit my job.”
The actress appeared with Parker Posey during the promotions of 2016’s Café Society on Flaa’s interview. When the reporter congratulated Lively on her second child, things took a downhill. Flaa could be heard saying, “First of all, congrats on your little bump.” To this, Lively responded, “Congrats on your little bump.”
However, even though Posey tried to make damage control, it got too awkward too soon. Furthermore, when the interviewers asked her first question regarding the actress’s costumes, she turned to Posey and said,
Everyone wants to talk about the clothes, but I wonder if they would ask the men about the clothes.
This whole incident left people wondering about the actress’s true nature. After it resurfaced, social media users once again slammed her for her bullying behavior.
Did Blake Lively take a dig at Kate Middleton’s editing skills?
While trying to be cool on Instagram, Lively mocked Kate Middleton‘s editing skills, but her jokes backfired. The Princess of Wales once shared a heavily edited picture with her kids. However, following that, the Green Lantern actress took to her Instagram handle, and in a now-deleted post, shared a photo to promote her beverage company but there was a catch.
The picture featured a comically enlarged thumb and a lemon floating above her head. The caption read via People,
I’m so excited to share this new photo I just took today to announce our 4 new @bettybuzz & @bettybooze products! Now you know why I’ve been MIA.
Everyone was quite sure that it was a sarcastic dig at the Princess of Wales. Later, when Middleton announced her cancer diagnosis, people lashed out at Lively’s insensitive behavior. Then, she shared an Instagram story that read, “I made a silly post around the ‘photoshop fails’ frenzy, and oh man, that post has me mortified today. I’m sorry. Sending love and well wishes to all, always.“
Blake Lively once took an insensitive jab in disguise of a joke at Leighton Meester
Blake Lively and Leighton Meester worked together in Gossip Girl as Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, respectively. During one of the promotional panel discussions, Lively poked fun at the fact that Meester was born in a prison. The video clip has been resurfacing amid her legal chaos with Justin Baldoni.
In the clip, she can be heard saying, “Some of us started in a cage,” and then waving her hand towards Meester. However, when the audience fell silent, the actress further added, “Come on, it was a joke! Lord have mercy.” When the video reappeared on the internet, people slammed the actress once again for her nature of bullying others.
These are the 5 big controversies that ruined Lively’s reputation even before her legal chaos began with Baldoni.
