You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. It’s a phrase that perfectly sums up Blake Lively’s efforts to address bad behavior in Hollywood. Despite her outspoken nature, she’s found herself facing yet another storm after her recent Saturday Night Live (SNL) appearance. Kjersti Flaa recently weighed in with some hard-hitting truths in her latest video. According to Flaa, the Gossip Girl star has tried repeatedly to raise her voice against misconduct.
While she wasn’t directly involved in the Harvey Weinstein scandal, she still felt the weight of the industry’s silence when trying to raise concerns about mistreatment long before the Justin Baldoni lawsuit. Lively was also shedding light on how the smallest violations often get swept under the rug. And that’s not okay.
Blake Lively: Not just a pretty face—A voice silenced?
A few years ago, Blake Lively appeared on Good Morning America during the height of the #MeToo movement, sharing her story about Hollywood’s silent treatment. In the interview, she reflected on her experience with Harvey Weinstein, but also revealed a deeper concern—how difficult it was to get industry professionals to take issues seriously.
Lively, who had the financial backing of Weinstein’s camp through her publicist Leslie Sloane, acknowledged that while she hadn’t personally experienced abuse from Weinstein, speaking out about other uncomfortable situations was far from simple.
Lively shared (via YouTube):
There have been moments where I’ve come forward, where other people have come forward with things that just feel little and you’re not sure, but when your bosses tell you that this is not a priority to them, then you think, ‘Okay, well, then this must not be that big of a deal, maybe I’m complaining about it isn’t really that big of a deal.’
Kjersti Flaa zeroes in on a telling remark Lively made: despite raising issues, they were often minimized or ignored by higher-ups. When Lively mentioned feeling uncomfortable, whether it was a comment from a co-star or something more invasive, it was dismissed as “nothing”.
Flaa argues that even comments that seem harmless on the surface can have an unsettling impact when they are dismissed rather than addressed.
When silence speaks louder: Blake Lively’s unheard cry for respect
Long before the Justin Baldoni lawsuit, Blake Lively recounted a chilling experience with a makeup artist who crossed clear boundaries. His casual insistence on applying lipstick with his finger soon escalated to a terrifying moment when Lively woke up to find him filming her while she slept. The situation screamed of disrespect, yet the response from producers was less about protecting Lively and more about dismissing her.
After months of complaints, the actress was called in—only to be reprimanded for something trivial: a dog-related mishap in her trailer. Lively recalled (via The Los Angeles Times):
I was sleeping one night on location and I woke up and he was filming me. I was clothed, but it was a very voyeuristic, terrifying thing to do.
But when Lively finally thought she might be heard, the producers didn’t address the violation of her privacy. Instead, she was scolded for something entirely unrelated:
And they said, ‘Your dog left a p*op behind the toilet in your dressing room and our janitor had to pick it up. And this is very serious and we can’t have this happen again.’
The makeup artist was eventually let go, but not before receiving a glowing letter of recommendation.
As Lively’s story proves, it’s not just about the big incidents—it’s the everyday microaggressions, the whispers, the trivializing of real discomfort that pile up, making people question their own worth.
It’s time to stop brushing these concerns under the rug. Every story, no matter how small it seems, deserves to be heard!
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