An old interview of Blake Lively has resurfaced online, coinciding with her ongoing legal issues involving actor Justin Baldoni. In a 2009 statement, Lively admitted she initially disliked her Gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley. She even confessed to influencing the cast against him.
In a 2009 interview with Glamour Magazine, Blake openly admitted she misjudged Penn, who played Dan Humphrey. She recalled how she influenced the cast to feel the same way. However, it took her a week to come clean, and shortly after, they started dating.
The renewed interest in Lively's past comes after Taylor Swift's name was dragged into the legal case between Blake and Baldoni. Recently, the pop star's team successfully had a subpoena withdrawn by Baldoni's team.
Despite official denials, People reported that the longtime friends are currently "taking space" from each other. A source close to Taylor told the outlet that "their friendship has halted," though they aren't "no longer friends" entirely.
The resurfaced Blake Lively interview has only led to further backlash against Lively. Netizens are drawing parallels between that and her recent behaviour.
Blake Lively and Penn Badgley dated for about three years, from 2007 to 2010. They began dating during the early seasons of Gossip Girl and managed to keep their breakup private for a while.