Why did so many people jump to criticise Blake Lively? The answer isn’t complicated
A man can do anything but if a woman does an inch of wrong, people want to watch her burn
Before filing a legal complaint and lawsuit against co-star and director Justin Baldoni – and an explosive court filing revealed he wanted to “bury” her – what would people have said about Blake Lively?
Last summer, surrounding the press tour for the film It Ends With Us, Lively became the internet’s favourite villain for nearly a month. Her crimes included giving dismissive interviews, being badly dressed, too chipper, too rude and, most of all, annoying.
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