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Blake Lively has very quickly seen a change in the way that the world saw her. Going from one-half of the most beloved couples in Hollywood to one of the most disliked celebrities in the industry, her fall from grace can certainly be studied.
With this switch in public opinion, her past interactions with the press have also taken on a sour theme. Some have even argued that there were signs of her alleged behaviors that the world ended up missing.
Keeping this in mind, there is one specific part of her conflict and lawsuits with Justin Baldoni that could have easily been predicted.
Blake Lively’s unique way of working and deception of her directors
In 2022,Blake Livelyspoke at the2022 Forbes Power Women’s Summit, where she touched on many aspects of her professional life. She specifically talked about her style of working and how it differs from the industry norm.
The actress has learned through her many years in the field that she prefers having some say in the projects that she works on. Characterizing it as anything from writing to costume design, Lively confessed that she likes to have some creative liberty in the films and shows that she is a part of.
Sometimes I would have people who would really resent that because they were like, “We just hired you to be an actor.” Yet, when I went to meetings, I would just seem like I was just there to be the actor and be ready to get the gig. I wouldn’t reveal that I actually need to have authorship to feel fulfilled. So I think for then, sometimes that might’ve felt like rug pull because you’re like, “You’re trying to assert yourself into something that we didn’t hire to do.
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While this may sound good on paper, it can cause quite a lot of conflicts when there are already a lot of creative minds working toward one thing. However, on top of this being a potential problem, Lively also confessed that she actively tried to make the creators of a project think otherwise when they were in pre-production.
It’s just as important to say, “Okay, I believe in this and that’s what I’m standing up for it and that’s why I’m not being difficult.” And there are other moments to go like, “Am I the a**hole in the room? What is happening here?”…I think it’s about being upfront about knowing what you actually need versus just like trying to get the job and then once you’re in it, revealing the scope of you’re needs to be fulfilled.
The actress stated that she makes them think that she is just there to be an actress and follow their lead, only to switch and show what her true intentions are once she feels the time is right. She then added that sometimes, directors are fully on board with her collaboration, and other times, she finds some resistance.
Justin Baldoni could have gotten a heads-up
One can imagine that Blake Lively’s approach to her projects has certainly caused her some problems over the years. However, it evidently seemed to have backfired for her when she was working onIt Ends With UswithJustin Baldoni.
Through both theirlawsuitsand word of mouth, Lively allegedly took quite a lot of control over the production of the film. She and Ryan Reynolds famously wrote the rooftop scene, completely changing it according to their vision. She also allegedly changed several intimate scenes and rewrote them, even though Baldoni was the director of the film.
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One can imagine that this was quite frustrating for Baldoni, and knowing about her habits beforehand would have affected his decision to hire her for the role of Lily Bloom.
Ananya Godboley
Senior Writer
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
