{"id":2095027,"date":"2025-10-16T09:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2095027"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:50:21","slug":"blake-lively-labeled-horrendous-to-work-with-by-gossip-girl-actress-amid-justin-baldoni-legal-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/blake-lively-labeled-horrendous-to-work-with-by-gossip-girl-actress-amid-justin-baldoni-legal-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively Labeled &#8216;Horrendous&#8217; To Work With By &#8216;Gossip Girl&#8217; Actress Amid Justin Baldoni Legal Feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A former actress accused <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/theblast.com\/tag\/blake-lively\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Blake Lively;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Blake Lively<\/strong><\/a> of exhibiting unprofessional behavior while filming her TV series, &#8220;Gossip Girl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Actress turned TV chef Rossella Rago claimed that Lively was &#8220;horrendous&#8221; to work with and accused her of throwing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/theblast.com\/tag\/justin-baldoni\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Justin Baldoni;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Justin Baldoni<\/strong><\/a> &#8220;under the bus&#8221; because she&#8217;s &#8220;used to being adored.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It comes amid Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni&#8217;s legal tussle in which she accused him of sexually harassing her while filming &#8220;It Ends With Us,&#8221; causing the actor to fire back with a $400M countersuit.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"blake-lively-was-allegedly-unprofessional-on-gossip-girl-set\">Blake Lively Was Allegedly Unprofessional On &#8216;Gossip Girl&#8217; Set<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A former cast member of &#8220;Gossip Girl&#8221; has claimed that Lively was difficult to work with as she would frequently burp and fart between takes, creating an uncomfortable working environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rossella Rago, an actress turned host of the popular YouTube Italian food series &#8220;Cooking with Nonna,&#8221; made the accusations in a TikTok post where she claimed Lively also displayed a condescending attitude towards her colleagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She would burp and fart in the middle of the set \u2013 and act like we were lucky to be smelling her farts,&#8221; Rago said in her TikTok post, adding, &#8220;She was very unpleasant to work with. I just don&#8217;t know how else to say it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The chef also slammed Lively&#8217;s husband, Ryan Reynolds, for enabling her, claiming that he&#8217;d &#8220;bow down at her feet&#8221; when they started dating after her brief fling with Leonardo Di Caprio in 2011.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She is used to being adored, and when she is not, sh-t gets real, and Baldoni has found out how real it gets,&#8221; Rago noted, per the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14328773\/Gossip-Girl-actress-Blake-Lively-burp-fart-Justin-Baldoni.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daily Mail;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"the-former-actress-blasted-blake-lively-as-horrendous\">The Former Actress Blasted Blake Lively As &#8216;Horrendous&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rago, who claimed she worked as an extra in six series of &#8220;Gossip Girl,&#8221; accused Lively of being badly behaved and throwing people under the bus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m going to attest that Blake Lively is horrendous. I&#8217;m sorry to burst your bubble. She was a nepo baby, and when she was 19, the whole world was blowing smoke up her a-s. It is really hard to keep your head when that happens,&#8221; Rago said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She went on, &#8220;I&#8217;m thinking she thinks that she has the right to behave exactly as she wants. And how dare we make a fuss? She couldn&#8217;t handle that people didn&#8217;t frigging like her, and she was looking like an a-shole.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She has thrown people under the bus,&#8221; she added. &#8220;This guy [Justin Baldoni] has a wife and family. And made out these benign interactions are assault when I&#8217;ve seen the footage and I think just &#8216;go home.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Blake Lively poses at 'It Ends With Us' premiere, London\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1350\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/H.VtZ853nJle376N_VdU3g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzNTA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/theblast_73\/731471b3b6b51dd1f19ef2985174c6b7\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Blake Lively poses at &#8216;It Ends With Us&#8217; premiere, London<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elsewhere in her video post, Rago, who has also written a series of cookery books, described how Lively would often avoid talking to extras directly except through a director who&#8217;d tell them to be quiet or not move as she deemed fit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She narrated a particular instance where she gave Lively some script notes in a scene, saying the &#8220;Gossip Girl&#8221; star really had to &#8220;force herself&#8221; to be friendly and would say &#8220;thank you&#8221; in an unwelcoming manner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rago explained that after Lively&#8217;s split from DiCaprio, she came back to the set of &#8220;Gossip Girl&#8221; with &#8220;a puss on her face,&#8221; adding that &#8220;she was in a very bad mood and it was like: do not talk to her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lively and DiCaprio dated briefly in 2011 and were seen together at the Cannes Film Festival and on dates in Italy, New York, and Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shortly after, she fell in love with Reynolds, and they married in 2012, welcoming two children together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Ryan started coming around. We all deserve a man like that, to bow down in front of you. That was cute. That&#8217;s the kind of person she is,&#8221; Rago added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"the-gossip-girl-star-accused-justin-baldoni-of-sexual-harassment\">The &#8216;Gossip Girl&#8217; Star Accused Justin Baldoni Of Sexual Harassment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Justin Baldoni at In Ends With Us premiere\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gBb6qRMlXqCuL.Ti9jf06w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/theblast_73\/32970ca5f29f0bd8aa79cd8b4dcb8e7d\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Justin Baldoni at In Ends With Us premiere<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rago&#8217;s claims have surfaced amid the legal feud between Lively and her &#8220;It Ends With Us&#8221; co-star and director, Baldoni.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 37-year-old actress filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni, leading to a media storm that has also dragged her husband into it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In her lawsuit, she accused her co-star of creating a toxic environment, body-shaming her by asking about her weight, and sexually harassing her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lively alleged that Baldoni made other cast members uncomfortable and would always talk about his past addiction to pornography.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Baldoni has since responded with a $400 million countersuit, accusing Lively of trying to use her celebrity power to hijack his film and tarnish his reputation.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"blake-lively-and-justin-baldonis-legal-drama-spirals\">Blake Lively And Justin Baldoni&#8217;s Legal Drama Spirals<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Blake Lively at 'It Ends with Us' World Premiere\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BNqvizC0UkHyoyUqNDhlJQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE1MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/theblast_73\/e2e8a9b986c4773b807405e096e1ee97\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Blake Lively at &#8216;It Ends with Us&#8217; World Premiere<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After filing a sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni, Lively has now claimed that he may still be actively pursuing a smear campaign against her as their legal tussle continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lively and her husband requested a gag order against Bryan Freedman, the attorney for Baldoni, claiming he made false statements about the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a follow-up letter written through their attorney, Esra Hudson, the couple reiterated their request, explaining that the way the case is handled &#8220;may have profound consequences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They alleged that Baldoni and his crisis PR chief, Melissa Nathan, have continued to mastermind a &#8220;social media manipulation campaign designed to impact social media algorithms against Ms. Lively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The Lively-Reynolds Parties are informed and believe that these efforts have continued unabated since the CRD Complaint was filed, and may have even been accelerated,&#8221; Hudson&#8217;s letter stated, per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/01\/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-gag-order-1236266991\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Deadline<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;The administration of justice in this case will be severely compromised if this behavior continues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former actress accused Blake Lively of exhibiting unprofessional behavior while filming her TV series, &#8220;Gossip Girl.&#8221; Actress turned TV chef Rossella Rago claimed that Lively was &#8220;horrendous&#8221; to work with and accused her of throwing Justin Baldoni &#8220;under the bus&#8221; 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