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.

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