Blake Lively had an awkward reunion with award-winning journalist Kjersti Flaa, who nearly quit her job after a harrowing interview with the actress in 2016.
In resurfaced footage of the 36-year-old Gossip Girl star and the 51-year-old reporter – who recently claimed she considered leaving the industry after their “awkward” conversation – the women crossed paths for another awkward chat just two years later.
For the interview, Lively was joined by her A Simple Favor co-star Anna Kendrick, with whom she was rumored to be feuding at the time.
While promoting their 2018 thriller, things got off to a bad start when Lively kicked off the conversation by sarcastically warning Flaa that she had just walked into “a full-on therapy session.”
“We’ve packed the room,” Lively joked, after Kendrick tensely muttered that they could “drop” whatever they were talking about before the cameras started rolling.
Blake Lively had an awkward reunion with award-winning journalist Kjersti Flaa, who nearly quit her job after an excruciating interview with the actress in 2016.
Kendrick then apologizes for something, while Lively starts laughing and grabs a cake to break the ice.
“Let’s have some chocolate croissants,” the mother of four said as Flaa laughed.
Flaa begins the interview by discussing how different their characters are in A Simple Favor as she tells Lively that her character seems like “the most confident woman in the world” while Kendrick’s is “very insecure.”
“In real life, it’s the other way around,” Kendrick joked. “I have to constantly call Blake and say, ‘Okay, you’re good at interviews. I promise people like you and respect you.'”
Kendrick then joked that his motivational talks were the “reason” Lively got out of bed in the morning.
“Anna is just an egomaniac, as you can see,” Lively said deadpan.
In another attempt to get a sincere answer to his question, Flaa asked if women were good at giving themselves compliments.
This made Lively perk up a bit and she said that it felt “good” when Kendrick praised her.
In resurfaced footage of the 36-year-old Gossip Girl star and the 51-year-old reporter – who recently claimed she considered leaving the industry following their “awkward” conversation – the women crossed paths for yet another awkward chat.
For her interview, Lively was joined by her A Simple Favor co-star Anna Kendrick, with whom she was rumored to be feuding at the time.
The mother-of-four, who is married to Ryan Reynolds, admitted she has confidence issues and previously judged her own mother for being “so self-assured”.
“Which seems unfair to me,” he mused.
Before ending the interview, Lively reflected that they only got people to come to this press conference by bribing them with alcohol and cupcakes.
“There’s a lot of free stuff when you leave,” Likely told Flaa. “You can take some furniture from the hotel room and charge it to Lionsgate!”
While promoting their 2018 thriller, things got off to a bad start when Lively kicked off the conversation by sarcastically warning Flaa that she had just walked into “a full-on therapy session.”
“We’ve packed the room,” Lively joked, after Kendrick tensely muttered that they could “drop” whatever they were talking about before the cameras started rolling.
As she tries to ask one last question, Flaa realizes that “time is up.”
Kendrick then makes a “Wah-wah” noise as Lively goes to shake Flaa’s hand, without making eye contact.
After Flaa compliments Lively’s jewelry, the artist returns the compliment.
Lively tells the reporter, “I was admiring yours, right?”
Earlier this week, Flaa uploaded an awkward past encounter with the It Ends With Us star to YouTube, titled ‘The Blake Lively Interview That Made Me Want to Quit My Job.’
Earlier this week, Flaa uploaded an awkward past encounter with the It Ends With Us star to YouTube, titled ‘The Blake Lively Interview That Made Me Want to Quit My Job.’
The video begins with Kjersti congratulating Lively on her pregnancy.
Lively seemed completely disappointed by the comment and responded with a sarcastic joke.
“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.
“What’s wrong with my tummy?” Parker added, standing up to show her backside to the camera.
Kjersti, who seemed taken aback by Blake’s response, sat awkwardly as the two women joked about their various “bulges” together.
And things only got worse when Kjersti asked the women her first question.
Since the film is set in the 1930s, Kjersti wondered if they enjoyed wearing old-school clothing in the film.
After the 2016 interview spread like wildfire online, a source told People that the tense exchange was sparked by the journalist’s “rude statement” to Lively — seen in 2019 while she was pregnant with their third child, Betty.
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.
Once again, the women began talking to each other instead of Kjersti, as they discussed some of their favorite outfits worn by the men in the film.
The awkward interview continued for a few more minutes before a defeated Kjersti concluded.
“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 wrote 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?’
After the interview resurfaced and quickly went viral, it sparked a fierce backlash against Lively, whose rumored feud with Justin Baldoni has been at the center of headlines for the past week.
After the 2016 interview spread like wildfire on the Internet, a source said People that the tense exchange was sparked by the journalist’s “rude statement” to Lively.
The source said: “It’s a really rude statement. She is pregnant. If you feel the need to acknowledge that she is pregnant, at least do it respectfully.”
Lively has been married to fellow actor Ryan Reynolds since 2012.
At the time, Lively was pregnant with her second child, Inez, who is now seven years old.
She and her husband also share daughters James, nine, and Betty, four, as well as baby Olin.
