Blake Lively accused by fans of 'wearing blackface' to 'stalk men' in old clip
It Ends With Us actress Blake Lively, 37, is currently embroiled in a legal battle with co-star Justin Baldoni
It Ends With Us actress Blake Lively, 37, is currently embroiled in a legal battle with co-star Justin BaldoniBlake Lively accused of 'wearing blackface' to 'stalk men' by horrified fans over resurfaced clip (
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Blake Lively was accused of 'attempting blackface' in order to 'stalk men' after an old interview with her resurfaced.
The It Ends With Us actress, 37, is currently embroiled in a legal battle with co-star Justin Baldoni. She filed her lawsuit against Justin and his production company in December, accusing her co-star of causing a "hostile work environment" with "disturbing and unprofessional" behaviour.
Meanwhile in his own lawsuit, Justin accused Blake of having suggested he should get cosmetic surgery to fix his nose while they filmed a "romance montage". As the duo continue with their bitter legal disputes, an old clip of an interview with Blake resurfaced online. In the interview, she admitted to 'putting on bronzer' and wearing a 'Scary spice 'fro' to 'stalk guys'.
The video, shared to TikTok, Blake and Justin Long talked to MTV while promoting Admitted (2006). At one point during the chat, she said she tricked her crush as a teenager. She told the interview she was a 'total geek' before saying: "My best friend and I when we were in 10th grade had like crazy crushes, we'd drive around like stalking these guys.
An old interview with Blake resurfaced online (
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MTV)
"We decided one night to go to the arcade where they were and I put bronzer all over myself and a Scary Spice 'fro so I thought they would think I was a Black girl, so I could stalk them and my friend dressed up as this goth girl and we literally sat outside their houses." Justin responded: "So that makes you sweet and charming, you're still hot." The Mirror have reached out to her reps for comment.
Users were shocked by her comment and rushed to the comment section to slam the star. One user said: "I BEG your PARDON?" and another posted: "'I AM a geek⊠well excuse me because this one time, I bronzed my face to resemble Scary Spice to stalk a guyâŠ.' and scene."
It comes as Justin Baldoni and Blake are embroiled in a legal battle (
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Sony Pictures)
"IâŠ. 'So they thought I was a Black girl' like did she just say 'I attempted blackface'??????" another said while one wrote: "Did she say the way she is a geek is by cosplaying 'as a Black girl'." Blake has been hitting headlines amid the ongoing saga regarding It Ends With Us and Justin.
There were rumours of behind-the-scenes drama before the release last August before it turned into a legal battle when Blake sued him for sexual harassment. The New York Times also released a story based on her legal filing that accused him of creating a smear campaign against her.
Around the same time, Justin filed a lawsuit against The New York Times and claimed he was "aggressively berated" by Blake's husband Ryan Reynolds over a fat shaming misunderstanding. He also claimed Blake tried to take over the movie. This month, he launched a $400million lawsuit against Blake and Ryan accusing her of using her status to hijack his movie and attempt to ruin his career.
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