Moments When Blake Lively's Diva Behavior Came Back To Haunt Her
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00:00moments when Blake Lively's diva behavior came back to haunt her.
00:03Remember that time during the It Ends With Us press tour,
00:06when Blake Lively's baby bump interview went absolutely viral?
00:09Blake, whose natural charm usually lights up any room,
00:12was promoting a film that dealt with the heavy topic.
00:15Instead of delivering a serious message, she took a light-hearted approach,
00:19telling fans to grab your friends, wear your florals,
00:23in reference to her character Lily Bloom's name and her flower shop.
00:26It Ends With Us is in theaters now, so grab your friends,
00:29wear your florals, and head out to see it.
00:32While this playful tone might have worked for some,
00:34it sparked a fierce backlash from viewers who felt that
00:37making jokes about such a sensitive subject was out of line.
00:41Blake later claimed in her suit that the negative fan response
00:44was artificially manufactured by Justin Baldoni and his PR team.
00:48However, various insiders, including a journalist by the name of Kirstie Flaa,
00:53have weighed in with a different perspective.
00:55According to Kirstie, it wasn't a sinister plot by Justin at all.
01:00It was Blake's own behavior that had fans raising their eyebrows.
01:03Her breezy, almost nonchalant tone during the interview,
01:07especially when discussing a film about sensitive topics,
01:10became a focal point of criticism.
01:12People expected more gravity from someone promoting such an important topic.
01:16And instead, they got a dose of what many called diva behavior.
01:20Let's rewind to August 10, 2024,
01:23a day when Kirstie Flaa decided to upload an old interview of Blake Lively
01:28and actor Parker Posey while they were promoting the film Café Society.
01:32In this interview, Kirstie kicked things off by congratulating Blake on her
01:36little bump in a rather cheerful manner.
01:39To her surprise, Blake's response was equally cheeky.
01:42Congrats on your little bump.
01:44First of all, congrats on your little bump.
01:47Congrats on your little bump.
01:48Instead of taking the comment at face value,
01:50Blake essentially threw it right back at Kirstie.
01:53Completely avoiding any genuine discussion about her pregnancy.
01:57Instead of engaging directly with the reporter's comment,
02:00she quickly shifted her attention to Parker Posey,
02:03who was seated next to her, exuding his usual charm.
02:06The moment didn't end there.
02:08When Kirstie continued with her line of questioning,
02:11shifting the focus to wardrobes on set,
02:13Blake didn't hold back.
02:14Everyone wants to ask about the clothes,
02:16but I wonder if they'd ask the men about the clothes,
02:19she declared before launching into an unexpected praise
02:23for the male actors' wardrobes.
02:25Yeah, and you know, working in digital...
02:26Everyone wants to talk about the clothes,
02:28but I wonder if they'd ask the men about the clothes.
02:30Jesse Eisenberg's wardrobe was beautiful,
02:33and Kory's wardrobe was gorgeous, she added.
02:36For many, this entire exchange was the epitome of diva behavior gone too far.
02:41Kirstie Flaa later admitted that this interview
02:44made me want to quit my job.
02:46It was one of those moments that has been cited
02:48time and again by fans and critics
02:50as a prime example of Blake's tendency
02:53to let her ego take center stage,
02:56at times overshadowing the subject at hand.
02:58Celebrity love coach and body language expert Nicole Moore
03:02provided some fascinating insights
03:04into what really went on during that heated exchange
03:07with Blake Lively and Kirstie Flaa.
03:10According to Moore,
03:11when Kirstie congratulated Blake on her little bump,
03:15Blake's response wasn't as innocent as it seemed.
03:18Instead of smiling warmly,
03:20Blake paused, moved her eyes from side to side,
03:23and even pointed at the journalist as she repeated,
03:27Congrats on your little bump.
03:28Moore explained that Blake's reaction
03:30appeared to stem from deep offense.
03:32She seemed to interpret the remark as a slight,
03:35perhaps suggesting that the reporter was being rude.
03:38Blake didn't smile as if she were receiving a positive message,
03:41but instead she paused, moved her eyes from side to side,
03:45and then pointed to the journalist
03:47as if she was throwing the comment back at her,
03:49Moore observed.
03:50Meanwhile, Kirstie Kirstie's body language
03:53changed drastically too.
03:55Her initially open and smiling demeanor
03:58shifted to one of reserved discomfort.
04:00According to Moore,
04:02Kirstie even started wringing her hands,
04:04signaling that she was wrestling with her emotions
04:07and feeling hurt.
04:08It was as if the entire interview
04:10turned into a silent battle of wills,
04:12leaving everyone to wonder if Blake's diva moment
04:15was simply a facade for something deeper.
04:18Blake Lively has been very open
04:20about her need for creative control in her projects.
04:23In fact, within Justin Baldoni's suit against her,
04:26there's a detailed account
04:27of how Blake became increasingly demanding
04:30during the pre and post-production phases
04:32of It Ends With Us.
04:34Page 39 of Justin's timeline
04:36reveals that his producing team
04:38was so concerned about Blake's tendency to overstep
04:41that they advised against granting her access
04:43to the film's dailies.
04:44Their fear was that she might start
04:46editing the movie herself,
04:47dictating which takes to use,
04:49a move that, according to Justin's team,
04:52was all too likely.
04:53Blake's insistence on having a say
04:55in every aspect of her projects isn't new.
04:57In a 2022 interview republished by Forbes
05:00in February 2025,
05:02she admitted that she craved authorship
05:04over her creative work.
05:06I would show up on set knowing
05:07that they just wanted me to look good and say my lines,
05:10she explained,
05:12but I also knew that wasn't fulfilling.
05:14I wanted to be part of the storytelling,
05:16to contribute to the writing,
05:18the costume design,
05:19the creation of my character.
05:21While some directors and producers welcomed her input,
05:23others were less enthusiastic,
05:25feeling that she had no business meddling
05:27in departments beyond her acting.
05:29Blake even admitted that she sometimes took acting jobs
05:32under the guise of merely contributing her talent
05:34while secretly having ulterior motives
05:37to shape the narrative.
05:38This need for creative control,
05:40though admirable in some circles,
05:42has also earned her a reputation as a diva
05:44who can sometimes let her ambitions run wild,
05:47much to the chagrin of those she works with.
05:49One of the juiciest examples of Blake being a diva
05:51dates back to her time on the hit series Gossip Girl.
05:55Long before she became a household name in Hollywood,
05:57Blake wasn't exactly thrilled
05:58about the casting decisions on the show.
06:00In a candid interview with Glamour UK,
06:03as reported by People,
06:04Blake admitted that she was initially upset
06:06about Penn Badgley's inclusion in the cast.
06:09At first, I was so upset that they hired him.
06:12I actually poisoned the whole cast against him,
06:14she confessed.
06:15According to Blake,
06:16she went to such lengths
06:18as to influence her co-stars against Penn,
06:20only for things to take an unexpected turn.
06:23Almost immediately,
06:24I realized that he wasn't a jerk at all.
06:26He was actually really nice and charming,
06:29she admitted,
06:30adding that it took her about a week to come around.
06:33While this revelation might seem humorous to some,
06:35fans across social media took a particular offense.
06:38One Reddit user declared,
06:40she is just the biggest mean girl.
06:42She needs to be canceled.
06:43While another expressed disbelief
06:45that such behavior could have continued for over 20 years.
06:49Critics on X, formerly Twitter,
06:51weren't shy either,
06:53with one remarking,
06:54Blake Lively, the 37-year-old who still can't or won't
06:59grow past her high school mean girl phase.
07:01This old school diva moment
07:03continues to haunt her reputation
07:06and is often cited as an example of behavior
07:08that should have been left in her past.
07:10During a promotional interview on Jake's Takes
07:13for the film It Ends With Us,
07:15Blake Lively's handling of a sensitive subject
07:17came under question.
07:18When asked if victims of certain things
07:20could reach out to her for advice or support,
07:23Blake's response was widely criticized.
07:25Are they like asking for my address
07:27or my phone number or my location share?
07:29Oh, I could just location share you
07:31and we could,
07:32she replied before adding,
07:34I'm a Virgo,
07:35so I'm like,
07:36are we talking logistics?
07:37Are we talking emotionally?
07:39Asking for like my address or my phone number
07:42or like my location share?
07:44These remarks, delivered in a tone
07:45that many found dismissive,
07:47quickly went viral on TikTok.
07:49Fans and critics alike pounced on the clip,
07:51with one commenter noting,
07:52the way she is sitting with her feet up on the couch,
07:55in her heels,
07:56clearly says she doesn't care about this interview.
07:58Others argued that her initial response
08:00was a subtle way of telling people
08:02not to come to her with their stories.
08:04That's her way of saying,
08:05don't approach me with your issues,
08:07one user commented.
08:08Another went so far as to accuse her
08:10of only being in the film for the paycheck,
08:13suggesting that her lack of genuine empathy
08:15was a stark contrast to the gravity
08:18of the subject matter.
08:19The discussion over her remarks
08:20further cemented her reputation among some fans
08:24as being out of touch with the very real struggles
08:27that victims face.
08:28Blake Lively's reputation has been further complicated
08:32by the drama involving Justin Baldoni.
08:34Justin's suit against Blake claims
08:36that she overstepped her boundaries
08:38during the production of It Ends With Us,
08:40taking control of both pre- and post-production processes
08:44in ways that upset the creative team.
08:46The suit includes detailed accounts,
08:49one even referencing page 39 of a timeline,
08:52highlighting how Justin's team
08:53unanimously advised against giving Blake
08:56access to the film's dailies,
08:58for fear she might start editing the movie herself.
09:00This conflict over creative control
09:02has been one of the most talked about aspects
09:04of the production,
09:05painting Blake as a diva who is both demanding
09:09and difficult to work with.
09:10Blake's own admission about needing creative control
09:13was captured in a 2022 interview,
09:16where she described how unsatisfying it was
09:18to simply show up on set, perform,
09:21and then stand in a designated spot
09:23while the script was read off a little pink sticker.
09:26I wanted to be part of the storytelling, she declared.
09:29While some colleagues appreciated her passion,
09:32others resented the fact that she appeared to think
09:34she deserved a larger role in the creative process
09:38than just acting.
09:39This insatiable need for authorship in her projects
09:43has been a recurring theme in her career,
09:45adding to the myriad reasons
09:47why her diva behavior continues to come back and haunt her.
09:51What do you guys think about Blake Lively now?
09:53Is she finding her exit from Hollywood unintentionally?
09:57Or is she gonna stick around?
09:59Let me know in the comments,
10:00and I hope you have a great day.