Newsflash: celebs are awful to interviewers

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Anonymous wrote:I am no Blake Lively stan but it is rude to comment on someone else's body.

I agree that it's rude. Both ways. Blake countering with asking about the interviewer's non-pregnant bump was gross.

I guess the interviewer shouldn’t have “started it”/made the comment, then.

Yep, don’t comment on pregnant bodies. Nobody wants to hear they look due any minute when they are 5 months along or that it looks so uncomfortable. A professional interviewer should know better but apparently didn’t. I bet she learned that day.

Yes, congrats on your little bump when the pregnancy has been announced is just like that. :/

Don’t trifle with pregnant women especially if you’re not friends like that. A congrats is enough.

What Blake Lively did was much worse. She then commented on the interviewers body and the interviewer later said I read they couldn’t have children. Don’t announce you’re pregnant then! It’s not like they went up and touched her or anything.

The interviewer set herself up for that. Sounds like she was in the wrong profession. Thin skinned and bad on her feet with clunky statements. Also still going on about it? What a loser.

This would never been a thing if the only bad part was the congrats on your bump back and forth. That set the tone, but by far the worst part was Blake’s inability to engage the reporter at all and look at Parker the whole time. And Parker did the same thing. The reporter was obviously uncomfortable being cut out of the conversation and it makes her look bad because job is to ask questions and they deliberately decided they weren’t going to let her.

Blake was also offended by being asked about clothes even though THE JOURNALIST IS A FASHION REPORTER - it was obviously going to be part of the interview which makes me think Blake is dumb as a rock and too lazy to prep. Then when Parker was okay taking about the clothes Blake was fine to engage. That is ultimate mean girl behavior: when you say it is dumb when she’s says it is the best idea ever.

Just rude and inappropriate.

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Anonymous wrote:OP that doesn't surprise me at all. Celebrity is a form of power and if course some celebs abuse it.

Re: Blake, the thing about that video that is so uncomfortable is not that she "claps back" about the bump comment. If Blake has responded to that comment with "please don't comment about my body" and then gone on to give a normal interview, I'd have lots of respect for her-- while many women would unbothered by that comment it's true it is a bit odd to comment on someone's body in that way. Setting that boundary would be good.

But Blake felt the need to *punish* the journalist. She didn't merely set a boundary, she went after the interviewer. Who was (1) Finnish, and therefore should probably be cut some slack for her use of English-- let's see how many faux pas Blake makes when trying to communicate in Finnish, and (2) apparently was struggling with infertility at the time. And Blake felt the need to put this woman in her place because why? She made a slightly invasive comment about a pregnancy that lots of people make all the time?

Yes!

First of all the comment was harmless when they are so public about their family and developments.

But second, she could dismiss it with "thanks let's focus on the movie" and just move on and do a normal fake-friendly interview. That's called class.

Also classy would be apologizing if you misspoke to move things along. An interviewer should be better able to navigate thisl.

The interviewer was not in the wrong.

Says who? If you offend that’s according to the offendee, not the offender.

Some people are too sensitive. They take offense where none was intended. You do realize that, don’t you?

You do realize that instead of arguing with people over what you think they should be offended by, you could just say sorry and move on. That is if you have any emotional intelligence.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

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Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

Maybe she shouldn't use phrases if she doesn't understand the impact of them. Can I start using slurs in the workplace and telling people that it's OK because I don't realize they are inappropriate?

The reporter is coming off just as badly as Blake is.

Comparing what she said to using slirs on the workplace is insane. Blake can take the comment anyway she wants to but her snapping back was completely wrong. She is a nasty mean girl and should've apologized instead.

She can snap back at a stupid insensitive comment. The reporter is not some untouchable here.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

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Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

Maybe she shouldn't use phrases if she doesn't understand the impact of them. Can I start using slurs in the workplace and telling people that it's OK because I don't realize they are inappropriate?

The reporter is coming off just as badly as Blake is.

Comparing what she said to using slirs on the workplace is insane. Blake can take the comment anyway she wants to but her snapping back was completely wrong. She is a nasty mean girl and should've apologized instead.

She can snap back at a stupid insensitive comment. The reporter is not some untouchable here.

If that's how she behaviors then the public is right to drag her.

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Anonymous wrote:OP that doesn't surprise me at all. Celebrity is a form of power and if course some celebs abuse it.

Re: Blake, the thing about that video that is so uncomfortable is not that she "claps back" about the bump comment. If Blake has responded to that comment with "please don't comment about my body" and then gone on to give a normal interview, I'd have lots of respect for her-- while many women would unbothered by that comment it's true it is a bit odd to comment on someone's body in that way. Setting that boundary would be good.

But Blake felt the need to *punish* the journalist. She didn't merely set a boundary, she went after the interviewer. Who was (1) Finnish, and therefore should probably be cut some slack for her use of English-- let's see how many faux pas Blake makes when trying to communicate in Finnish, and (2) apparently was struggling with infertility at the time. And Blake felt the need to put this woman in her place because why? She made a slightly invasive comment about a pregnancy that lots of people make all the time?

Yes!

First of all the comment was harmless when they are so public about their family and developments.

But second, she could dismiss it with "thanks let's focus on the movie" and just move on and do a normal fake-friendly interview. That's called class.

Also classy would be apologizing if you misspoke to move things along. An interviewer should be better able to navigate thisl.

The interviewer was not in the wrong.

Says who? If you offend that’s according to the offendee, not the offender.

Some people are too sensitive. They take offense where none was intended. You do realize that, don’t you?

You do realize that instead of arguing with people over what you think they should be offended by, you could just say sorry and move on. That is if you have any emotional intelligence.

Absolutely not. If you act like a rude psychopath over a completely benign statement, I will NOT apologize just to appease your ridiculous sensitivities. Your inability to interact with other human beings is a YOU problem.

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The interviewer said she was dealing with infertility so Blake's nasty comment about "look at your bump" was extra hurtful.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13750309/blake-lively-interview-kjersti-flaa-bump-comment-ends-movie.html

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

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Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

Maybe she shouldn't use phrases if she doesn't understand the impact of them. Can I start using slurs in the workplace and telling people that it's OK because I don't realize they are inappropriate?

The reporter is coming off just as badly as Blake is.

Comparing what she said to using slirs on the workplace is insane. Blake can take the comment anyway she wants to but her snapping back was completely wrong. She is a nasty mean girl and should've apologized instead.

She can snap back at a stupid insensitive comment. The reporter is not some untouchable here.

NP. It’s not insensitive to congratulate someone on their recently-announced pregnancy. Lively apparently couldn’t handle it like a normal person because she’s mean and dumb, and likes to punch down.

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Anonymous wrote:OP that doesn't surprise me at all. Celebrity is a form of power and if course some celebs abuse it.

Re: Blake, the thing about that video that is so uncomfortable is not that she "claps back" about the bump comment. If Blake has responded to that comment with "please don't comment about my body" and then gone on to give a normal interview, I'd have lots of respect for her-- while many women would unbothered by that comment it's true it is a bit odd to comment on someone's body in that way. Setting that boundary would be good.

But Blake felt the need to *punish* the journalist. She didn't merely set a boundary, she went after the interviewer. Who was (1) Finnish, and therefore should probably be cut some slack for her use of English-- let's see how many faux pas Blake makes when trying to communicate in Finnish, and (2) apparently was struggling with infertility at the time. And Blake felt the need to put this woman in her place because why? She made a slightly invasive comment about a pregnancy that lots of people make all the time?

Yes!

First of all the comment was harmless when they are so public about their family and developments.

But second, she could dismiss it with "thanks let's focus on the movie" and just move on and do a normal fake-friendly interview. That's called class.

Also classy would be apologizing if you misspoke to move things along. An interviewer should be better able to navigate thisl.

The interviewer was not in the wrong.

Says who? If you offend that’s according to the offendee, not the offender.

Some people are too sensitive. They take offense where none was intended. You do realize that, don’t you?

You do realize that instead of arguing with people over what you think they should be offended by, you could just say sorry and move on. That is if you have any emotional intelligence.

Absolutely not. If you act like a rude psychopath over a completely benign statement, I will NOT apologize just to appease your ridiculous sensitivities. Your inability to interact with other human beings is a YOU problem.

Agreed. We have all gotten annoyed by people that we later have to work for or with. I may keep my responses short but I would never completey cut out that third person and act like they aren't there as Blake and Parker did. It was barely a 10 minute interview top. Imagine how they treat people the deem below them with the cameras off

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

+1

Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

I am a native English speaker and took the interviewer as meaning nothing more than "congrats on your pregnancy, which you publicly announced." The response was frankly shocking. And so instant, too.

You’re leaving out the key detail of “hey you look a little fat with that baby bump”. Nobody likes that pointed out especially by a stranger. Celebs are often obsessed with their bodies and their careers depend on them. Blake might have been feeling a certain way about that. The interviewer was tactless and clueless.

Fat?!

Have you ever been pregnant? Not everyone is thrilled with all the changes to their body. It’s not a constant awesome glow. Get real.

Oh for gd's sake. How many times has she been pregnant now? It's not exactly a secret that your tummy grows while you're making a baby. She should be used to it by now - and also be normal enough to know this person was just congratulating her about a pregnancy she'd been public about, not saying "you're a fat cow you fat cow."

I wasn't in the room. Maybe before the camera started rolling the interview did say "you're a fat cow" but I doubt it.

It is literally Blake Lively's job to get on camera and sell the movie she's in. Not her job to get on camera and turn into a weirdo who's calling an interviewer fat because the interviewer congratulated her on a pregnancy. This was insane.

It is literally the journalist’s job to conduct herself in a professional manner. How do you think it’s going to go when you comment on a pregnant actress’s body?

What is insane is clout chasing for the interview 8 years later.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

+1

Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

I am a native English speaker and took the interviewer as meaning nothing more than "congrats on your pregnancy, which you publicly announced." The response was frankly shocking. And so instant, too.

You’re leaving out the key detail of “hey you look a little fat with that baby bump”. Nobody likes that pointed out especially by a stranger. Celebs are often obsessed with their bodies and their careers depend on them. Blake might have been feeling a certain way about that. The interviewer was tactless and clueless.

Fat?!

Have you ever been pregnant? Not everyone is thrilled with all the changes to their body. It’s not a constant awesome glow. Get real.

Oh for gd's sake. How many times has she been pregnant now? It's not exactly a secret that your tummy grows while you're making a baby. She should be used to it by now - and also be normal enough to know this person was just congratulating her about a pregnancy she'd been public about, not saying "you're a fat cow you fat cow."

I wasn't in the room. Maybe before the camera started rolling the interview did say "you're a fat cow" but I doubt it.

It is literally Blake Lively's job to get on camera and sell the movie she's in. Not her job to get on camera and turn into a weirdo who's calling an interviewer fat because the interviewer congratulated her on a pregnancy. This was insane.

It is literally the journalist’s job to conduct herself in a professional manner. How do you think it’s going to go when you comment on a pregnant actress’s body?

What is insane is clout chasing for the interview 8 years later.

People on here are just obsessed with her. How many threads to they need to talk about how much they dislike Blake? There are at least 3 on the first page. There’s more than a bit of bias at play in refusing to acknowledge the interviewer sucked at her one job.

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Anonymous wrote:The interviewer said she was dealing with infertility so Blake's nasty comment about "look at your bump" was extra hurtful.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13750309/blake-lively-interview-kjersti-flaa-bump-comment-ends-movie.html

So maybe don’t bring it up?

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

+1

Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

Maybe she shouldn't use phrases if she doesn't understand the impact of them. Can I start using slurs in the workplace and telling people that it's OK because I don't realize they are inappropriate?

The reporter is coming off just as badly as Blake is.

Comparing what she said to using slirs on the workplace is insane. Blake can take the comment anyway she wants to but her snapping back was completely wrong. She is a nasty mean girl and should've apologized instead.

She can snap back at a stupid insensitive comment. The reporter is not some untouchable here.

Well, and now it's gotten her this round of terrible press. So she CAN do whatever she wants - but most normal people aren't on Blake Lively's side here. Will it matter? I don't know. It could for sure.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

+1

Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

I am a native English speaker and took the interviewer as meaning nothing more than "congrats on your pregnancy, which you publicly announced." The response was frankly shocking. And so instant, too.

You’re leaving out the key detail of “hey you look a little fat with that baby bump”. Nobody likes that pointed out especially by a stranger. Celebs are often obsessed with their bodies and their careers depend on them. Blake might have been feeling a certain way about that. The interviewer was tactless and clueless.

Fat?!

Have you ever been pregnant? Not everyone is thrilled with all the changes to their body. It’s not a constant awesome glow. Get real.

Oh for gd's sake. How many times has she been pregnant now? It's not exactly a secret that your tummy grows while you're making a baby. She should be used to it by now - and also be normal enough to know this person was just congratulating her about a pregnancy she'd been public about, not saying "you're a fat cow you fat cow."

I wasn't in the room. Maybe before the camera started rolling the interview did say "you're a fat cow" but I doubt it.

It is literally Blake Lively's job to get on camera and sell the movie she's in. Not her job to get on camera and turn into a weirdo who's calling an interviewer fat because the interviewer congratulated her on a pregnancy. This was insane.

It is literally the journalist’s job to conduct herself in a professional manner. How do you think it’s going to go when you comment on a pregnant actress’s body?

What is insane is clout chasing for the interview 8 years later.

Jesus, she did not "comment on a pregnant actress's body" - she congratulated her on her pregnancy!

I don't know how people with your mindset get through a normal day. Grow up.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

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Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

Maybe she shouldn't use phrases if she doesn't understand the impact of them. Can I start using slurs in the workplace and telling people that it's OK because I don't realize they are inappropriate?

The reporter is coming off just as badly as Blake is.

Comparing what she said to using slirs on the workplace is insane. Blake can take the comment anyway she wants to but her snapping back was completely wrong. She is a nasty mean girl and should've apologized instead.

She can snap back at a stupid insensitive comment. The reporter is not some untouchable here.

Well, and now it's gotten her this round of terrible press. So she CAN do whatever she wants - but most normal people aren't on Blake Lively's side here. Will it matter? I don't know. It could for sure.

It's not like she won't be able to get projects in the future but her reputation is most certainly stained.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

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Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

Maybe she shouldn't use phrases if she doesn't understand the impact of them. Can I start using slurs in the workplace and telling people that it's OK because I don't realize they are inappropriate?

The reporter is coming off just as badly as Blake is.

Comparing what she said to using slirs on the workplace is insane. Blake can take the comment anyway she wants to but her snapping back was completely wrong. She is a nasty mean girl and should've apologized instead.

She can snap back at a stupid insensitive comment. The reporter is not some untouchable here.

Well, and now it's gotten her this round of terrible press. So she CAN do whatever she wants - but most normal people aren't on Blake Lively's side here. Will it matter? I don't know. It could for sure.

It's not like she won't be able to get projects in the future but her reputation is most certainly stained.

She was lucky to get this project in the first place. She’s a terrible actress.