The drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has influenced more people to address the actress’s alleged diva syndrome. Last year, she gained bad publicity for being “tone deaf” during the controversial promotion of It Ends With Us. Although she alleged these criticisms stemmed from a smear campaign headed by her co-star Justin Baldoni, others begged to differ.
One of these critics, an extra from the Gossip Girl series, recalled how terrible it was working with Lively. Rossella Rago spent “over six seasons” on and off on the show; however, her time was filled with the actress’s “horrendous” behavior. She alleged Lively lacked a sense of awareness, claiming she would:
“Burp and fart in the middle of set — and act like we were lucky to be smelling her farts.”
Because of this alleged behavior, Rago stressed that Lively was “very unpleasant to work with.” Additionally, she slammed the actress for being rude to the people she deemed unimportant, noting she had a “high-handed” attitude. The former extra suspected Lively displayed this lousy behavior while working with Baldoni, adding:
“She is used to being adored, and when she is not, sh-t gets real, and [Justin] Baldoni has found out how real it gets.”
Rago doubled down on Lively being a diva, claiming she rarely interacted with the extras. However, on the occasions when she did, her efforts to be nice allegedly came off as “over-the-top.” The former extra believed the TV personality’s niceness was fake as it felt like she was acting, per MSN.
Blake Lively’s Teenage Terror Days Unveiled by an Alleged Classmate
Rago is one of the few people from Lively’s past who recently called her out for bad behavior. Another blast from the past was the A Simple Favor star’s alleged high school classmate. TikToker Linet K slammed the actress for being a teenage terror, implying that Baldoni’s allegations held some merit.
Linet explained that most people coming out to support or condemn Lively knew her from high school. “There’s a lot of us from high school who aren’t that surprised about the nasty stuff that has come out,” she said. The TikToker added that some mutual pals were “literally talking trash” about Lively since the legal drama exploded.
The negative media attention Lively is receiving might be another reason for the gag order she requested against Baldoni. We covered that she and her doting husband, Ryan Reynolds, attempted to stop Baldoni’s team from talking to the media. They bashed his legal reps for participating in “improper conduct,” arguing that they broke a sensitive rule.
The court regulation prohibited lawyers from speaking to the media about issues irrelevant to a case. This was because their comments could influence the jury’s opinion in the case. Lively and Reynolds cited Baldoni’s team’s release of raw footage from the filming of It Ends With Us. They argued that their actions supported Lively’s claims of efforts to damage her reputation.
However, the actor’s team fired back, stressing that they released the footage to showcase his innocence. Blake Lively sued Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment and more while he filed a $400 million countersuit against her. Only time will tell who will emerge victorious.
