A recently resurfaced 2017 clip shows Armie Hammer seemingly suggesting Blake Lively was a ‘diva’ on the set of Gossip Girl just as Lively’s harassment lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni heats up.
Appearing on Watch What Happens Live alongside comedian Chelsea Handler, Hammer was asked by a fan to name the ‘biggest diva’ on the set of the iconic CW series, where she appeared in a memorable four-episode season on 2009.
After an awkward pause, Armie hesitated before admitting, “Let me tell you, it was a difficult show to film and I didn’t end up filming all the episodes that I was supposed to because it was a very difficult film to film.”
Hammer’s cryptic words hinted at his dismissal from the series, adding: “It was also like, ‘Get him out of here.'”
When host Andy Cohen probed further and asked who his love interest on the show was, Armie sheepishly responded, “Blake.”
Chelsea quickly joked, “Looks like she was the problem,” to which Cohen agreed, adding, “Hell yeah, Chelsea.” That’s exactly what I was thinking.’
A recently resurfaced 2017 clip (pictured above) shows Armie Hammer apparently suggesting that Blake Lively was a ‘diva’ on the set of Gossip Girl just as Lively’s harassment lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star, Justin Baldoni, warms up.
Appearing on Watch What Happens Live alongside comedian Chelsea Handler, Hammer was asked by a fan to name the “biggest diva” on the set of the iconic CW series, where she appeared in a memorable four-episode season on 2009.
Armie laughed, but his awkward smile and raised eyebrows after saying, ‘No, no, that’s not what I’m saying,’ hinted that he wasn’t completely denying it.
As Lively faces accusations from Baldoni’s lawyer of a pattern of bullying during the filming of It Ends With Us, Hammer’s comments appear to add fuel to the fire.
Lively, 37, starred in It Ends With Us alongside Baldoni, 40, who also directed the film, which premiered in theaters last August and is currently streaming on Netflix.
After months of rumors, Lively filed a complaint with the California Department of Civil Rights, alleging that Baldoni had improvised unwanted kissing scenes and created a hostile work environment through sexual harassment and more.
Just one day later, The New York Times published an article revealing that Baldoni hired a crisis PR team to “bury” Lively and destroy her credibility, and Lively then sued Baldoni and his company Wayfarer Studios that same day. .
Baldoni responded by filing a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times for its reporting that he said pushed an “unverified and self-serving narrative.”
Now attorney Bryan Freedman says he has “receipts” showing Lively’s alleged “threats” to take over the film in a new statement issued to People on Tuesday, January 7.
He said: “It is painfully ironic that Blake Lively is accusing Justin Baldoni of weaponizing the media when his own team orchestrated this vicious attack by sending the New York Times crudely redacted documents before even filing the complaint.
After an awkward pause, Armie hesitated before admitting, “Let me tell you, it was a difficult show to film and I didn’t end up filming all the episodes that I was supposed to because it was a very difficult film to film.”
Hammer’s cryptic words hinted at her dismissal from the series, adding, “It was also like, ‘Get him out of here,'” prompting host Andy Cohen to dig deeper and ask who her love interest on the show was.
Chelsea quickly joked, “Looks like she was the problem,” to which Cohen agreed, adding, “Hell yeah, Chelsea.” That’s exactly what I was thinking’ (Animated in October)
As Lively faces accusations from Baldoni’s lawyer of a pattern of bullying during the filming of It Ends With Us, Hammer’s comments appear to add fuel to the fire.
‘We are publishing all the evidence that will show a pattern of intimidation and threats to seize the film.
‘None of this will come as a surprise because, consistent with her past behavior, Blake Lively used other people to communicate these threats and intimidate them to get what she wanted. We have all the receipts and more.’
DailyMail.com has contacted Blake Lively’s representatives for comment.
This comes after Lively’s lawyers condemned Baldoni for launching even “further attacks” against their client.
Lively’s legal team insists that Lively’s “serious allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation” are, in fact, “supported by hard facts.”
“This is not a ‘dispute’ arising from ‘creative differences’ or a ‘he said/she said’ situation,” the statement from Lively’s lawyers began.
“As alleged in Ms. Lively’s lawsuit, and as we will prove in litigation, Wayfarer (Studios) and its associates engaged in illegal astroturfing activities in retaliation against Ms. Lively simply for trying to protect herself and others. on a film set,” the lawyers said. aggregate.