A reporter who said Blake Lively “dissed” her shared that the actress’ comment about her “bump” “felt like a bullet” since she can’t get pregnant – and revealed the real reason she decided to share the “traumatizing” interview now.
Blake, 36, has been embroiled in controversy recently, as rumors of an ongoing feud between her and her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni continue to make headlines.
Amid the drama, award-winning journalist Kjersti Flaa, 51, posted a shorten of an ‘awkward’ chat she had with the Gossip Girl alum in 2016.
During the interview, Kjersti congratulated Blake, who was then pregnant, on her impending arrival, but the actress seemed not at all amused by the comment and responded with a sarcastic joke.
Now, Kjersti has spoken exclusively to DailyMail.com about how Blake’s response left her feeling “paralysed” and “like a complete failure”.
A journalist who said Blake Lively “dissed” her has admitted the actress’ comment about her “baby bump” “felt like a bullet” since she is unable to get pregnant.
She said Blake made her feel “belittled and ignored” throughout the interview, and that ultimately led her to question whether she “wanted to do these types of interviews again.”
The reporter, who is originally from Norway but now lives in California, also shot down speculation that she shared the video to distract from the backlash Justin, 40, has been receiving — a rumor that broke out on social media after fans noticed a strange connection between Kjersti and one of the other clients of the PR crisis manager Justin hired.
“It was a very traumatic experience for me. I was there to do a job and they made sure it was as difficult as possible for me,” Kjersti told DailyMail.com about the interview.
“I was there to promote a movie. I was invited to meet them. I certainly didn’t feel that way.
‘I felt belittled and ignored and it made me question whether I ever wanted to do these types of interviews again.
“It took me a while to get over it and get my confidence back.”
Blake and fellow actress Parker Posey sat down with Kjersti in 2016 to talk about their film Cafe Society.
But when Kjersti made a comment about the actress’s baby bump, things immediately got tense.
Blake, 36, has been embroiled in controversy in recent weeks as rumors of an ongoing feud between her and her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni continue to make headlines.
Now, Kjersti (seen) has spoken exclusively to DailyMail.com about how Blake’s response left her feeling “paralysed” and “like a complete failure”.
“First of all, congratulations on your little baby bump,” gushed Content Now TV founder Kjersti.
“Congratulations on your little baby bump,” Blake replied, as the interviewer laughed nervously.
Now, Kjersi told DailyMail.com that Blake’s response was especially painful because she is unable to conceive.
“(His comment) left me almost paralyzed. It really hurts me because obviously I wasn’t pregnant and I could never get pregnant so for me that comment was like a bullet,” she shared.
‘I didn’t know how to react. I felt very uncomfortable throughout the entire interview and all I wanted to do was leave and get out of there as quickly as I could.
“I felt like a complete failure. After the interview, I was left replaying the interview in my head, trying to figure out what I had said or done to make them behave that way. It didn’t make any sense to me.”
After Kjersi resurfaced the “awkward” interview on her YouTube channel, it sparked intense backlash against Blake.
But soon after, social media users began to wonder if she only posted it because it was part of a “smear campaign” against Blake launched by Justin.
But Kjersi insisted to DailyMail.com that her decision to share the video now had nothing to do with the actor.
Asked if she uploaded the video to help him, she replied: “No, not at all. I don’t know him.”
The Norwegian journalist She said she was inspired after “another journalist who had a terrible experience in an interview with someone else” contacted her to ask if she had ever been through “something similar.”
She said Blake made her feel “belittled and ignored” throughout the interview, and that ultimately led her to question whether she “wanted to do these types of interviews again.”
“Last week I was contacted by another journalist who had had a terrible experience in an interview with someone else,” he explained.
‘They confiscated the tape after the interview and he wondered if something similar had ever happened to me.
‘I told him about the horrible interview I had with Blake Lively and that I never wanted to share it with anyone because the experience had traumatized me so much.
“After talking to him, I decided to post the interview on my YouTube channel because I think it’s about time people who behave badly in Hollywood, or anywhere else, get the news. It’s not okay, even if you’re rich and famous.”
Ahead of the premiere of It Ends With Us, rumors of a breakup between Blake and Justin have surfaced.
Amid speculation, Justin has hired crisis publicist Melissa Nathan to represent him, a woman who previously worked with Johnny Depp during his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
But some online users pointed out that Kjersti is an avid supporter of Johnny and spoke highly of him during the actor’s controversial court battle with his ex.
In 2022, Kjersti shared an old clip from 2014 that showed her chatting with him about her “biggest insecurities.”
And in the description of the videoShe described Johnny as “the most polite and sweet person” she had ever interviewed.
It’s the exact opposite of what she did amid the It Ends With Us drama, as she called her interview with Blake the “most awkward situation I’ve ever experienced.”
After Blake’s “bump” comment, things got more awkward when Kjersti asked the women her first question.
After Kjersi resurfaced the “awkward” interview on her YouTube channel, it sparked intense backlash against Blake.
The reporter also shot down speculation that she shared the video to distract from the backlash Justin, 40, has been receiving.
But Kjersi (seen at the Golden Globes) insisted to DailyMail.com that her decision to share the video now had nothing to do with the actor.
Since the film is set in the 1930s, Kjersti wondered if they enjoyed wearing old-school clothing in the film.
But Blake didn’t like the question, and when Parker started to answer, he interjected: “Everyone wants to talk about clothes, but I wonder if they would ask men about clothes.”
“I would,” Kjersti promised.
The ladies then began talking to each other instead of to Kjersti; she sat awkwardly as the two ladies discussed some of their favorite outfits worn by the men in the film.
Kjersti uploaded a clip of the awkward encounter to her YouTube channel recently and titled it: ‘The Blake Lively Interview That Made Me Want to Quit My Job.’
“Sitting down with Blake Lively and her co-star Parker Posey for Cafe Society is the most awkward interview situation I’ve ever experienced,” she added in the caption.
‘Is it not okay to congratulate someone on their pregnancy or ask another woman about the clothes she wears in a movie?’
The resurfaced interview quickly went viral and caused Blake to receive intense criticism.
People flocked to the comments section to criticise her, with one person calling the star “rude” and another calling her behaviour “weird and unnecessary”.
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