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Blake Lively used to be one of the most followed and loved celebrities up until a few months ago. As soon as the press for her recent flick,It Ends With Us, started, fans apparently became aware of the actress’ ‘real’ personality after she started promoting a film based on the sensitive theme of domestic violence by asking the audience towear your florals and grab a friendto see a film that needs a trigger warning!
While more drama slowly unfolded with each passing day, Lively isn’t getting a breather anytime soon. Recently her old comment from herGossip Girldays resurfaced on the internet, adding more fuel to the fire already burning blazing hot.
Blake Lively’sGossip GirlDrama Catches up withIt Ends With UsControversy
Blake Livelyfirst caused rumors and controversy when fans noticed how she andJustin Baldoniweren’t doing any press together for their film,It Ends With Us. Despite Baldoni being both the lead star and director of the film, the two avoided each other, leading to rumors and controversies.
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Many of these controversies allegedly became true when fans noticed their contrasting behavior in approach to the film and several behind-the-scenes reports of their feud became public (seeEOnline). And so, while Lively already seems to beon the edge of being canceled by fans, the actress’ pasthas caught up with her, adding more heat to the drama.
It is no secret that Lively and herGossip Girlco-starLeighton Meester were not the best of friendsdespite portraying so in the hit drama. Recently an old interview of Lively with herGossip Girlcast resurfaced on the internet, making fans convinced Lively has been putting on a ‘nice-girl’ facade for a long time.
Probably not a good idea to call your coworkers monkeys and look at#leightonmeesterlol.#blakelively#gossipgirl#thisisusFor context – she is talking about things they made the creators of Gossip Girl promise her if she agreed to do a tv show. One of them was no monkeys.
Rumors of Leighton Meester and theGreen Lanternstar not being on good terms have existed for a long time. But the above-mentioned video seems to prove that such rumors might even be true for Lively boldly referred to herGossip Girlco-stars, including Meester, as monkeys.
Blake Lively CalledGossip GirlCo-star Leighton Meester a Monkey
Blake Lively’s Serena van der Woodsen andLeighton Meester‘s Blair Waldorf will always go down in history books as one of the most iconic pairs of best friends. Yet, the character’s respective actors are not as good of friends. Ever since the two starred together inGossip Girl, there have been rumors about Lively and Meester allegedly clashing on-set (seeBetches).
Even Joshua Safran, the executive producer of the show revealed toVanity Fairin 2017 that the two stars werenot friends, contrary to the public perception and their interviews. This becomes even more apparent in the old resurfaced interview of theGossip Girlcast.
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In the clip, posted by a fan onTikTok, Lively revealed what made her say yes to the show.
Chuck has a pet monkey with coordinating outfits [in the books]. And I was like, ‘I would love to be part of the show but I can’t act with a monkey.’
A pretty harmless quote, it was what she said afterward has fans fuming with anger.
Well, I got a few of them.
Stated the actress looking at her co-stars, particularly Meester, as none of them laughed. While Lively soon tried to do damage control by statingC’mon it was a joke! Lord have mercy!the resurfaced clip seems to have convinced fans that reports likeNew York Magazinerevealing the two used toavoid each other like the plaguehold some truth after all.
Even worse is that this resurfaced interview has made Lively seem even worse of a person in the midst of herIt Ends With Uscontroversy. With so many rumors, reports, and backlash against the actress, only time will tell whether Lively will be able to salvage her career and public image or not.
Gossip Girlis available to be streamed on Netflix.
Maria Sultan
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Maria Sultan is a dedicated News Content Writer at FandomWire. With over five years of professional experience and hundreds of published articles, she brings a wealth of expertise to her coverage of Marvel, K-dramas, and the latest on streaming platforms.Her work is not just about reporting news; it’s about providing insightful perspectives on the entertainment trends that matter most.
