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Blake Lively faces fan backlash as she becomes latest celeb to pile in on Kate Middleton following Princess’ photoshop gaffe after Kim K and John Oliver took a pop as ‘KateGate’ grips America

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The heavily edited photo posted by Blake Lively this weekend to promote her new line of drinks

Blake Lively has become the latest US star to pile on Kate Middleton’s photoshop gaffe in an Instagram post promoting her new drinks range by posting a heavily edited photo.

Lively’s antics follow those of left-wing comedian John Oliver who joked that the Princess of Wales had been dead for 18 months and Kim Kardashian who posted that she was about to “find Kate”.

Last week, the hosts of mid-morning talk show The View got into a heated argument over Kate’s Photoshop antics, with Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg defending the apparent use of editing.

Monday, the video appeared showing Prince William and his wife shopping, smiling jovially while carrying bags.

The backlash Lively faced was swift and severe.

In the latest jibe, Lively, known for her close friendship with Taylor Swift, wrote in the caption: “I’m so excited to share this new photo I just took today to announce our 4 new products @bettybuzz & @bettybooze ! Now you know why I’m MIA.

The Town star is sitting on the edge of a warped swimming pool on a warped chair, his hands belong to someone else, a lemon is in the air and another can of drink sits strangely on the table.

The heavily edited photo posted by Blake Lively this weekend to promote her new line of drinks

The heavily edited photo posted by Blake Lively this weekend to promote her new line of drinks

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1710894198 98 Blake Lively faces fan backlash as she becomes latest celeb

Kim Kardashian posted a photo this weekend with the caption: “On my way to find Kate”

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“There is a non-zero chance that she died 18 months ago,” British comedian John Oliver said last week.

Hugh Jackman was also criticized when he joined in the fun on Lively's Instagram.

Hugh Jackman was also criticized when he joined the party on Lively's Instagram.

Hugh Jackman was also criticized when he joined in the fun on Lively’s Instagram.

‘Ahem ma’am, you have retouched your entire face with surgical operations, have we complained? It’s not nice to bully someone when they’re already at their lowest, shame on you,” one person wrote.

‘So disappointed. Imagine if this was you, recovering from surgery at home and people are making fun of you,” another Lively fan said.

‘Oh, bullying another woman!!! Especially a mother recovering from major surgery…,A very classy act of you… Think about what your best friend sings about Karma…’, another wrote, referencing to his friendship with Taylor Swift.

His compatriot Hugh Jackman was criticized when he commented on the post: “Yesssss!!! Please send the pre-order link as soon as possible.’

“@thehughjackman is joining in the bullying of a sick public figure who can’t even recover in peace? Shame on you,” one person wrote. “You should be better than that,” said another.

This is just one sign of how KateGate has taken off in the United States.

According to News from the sky, mentions of Kate Middleton’s name increased from just 2,800 the day before the Photoshop photo was posted to 128,000 mentions.

Also last week, the liberal comedy series The Daily Show devoted a six-minute segment to locating the Princess of Wales.

“I didn’t even know about Kate Middleton’s leave and didn’t care, but then you post a photo so edited that they have to issue a kill order? “Well, now I’m all in” , said co-host Michael Kosta.

“You didn’t need to do a forensic analysis to know the photo is fake…there are three kids smiling at the same time. As a parent, I know it’s impossible,” he later added.

Blake Lively faces fan backlash as she becomes latest celeb

Blake Lively faces fan backlash as she becomes latest celeb

Whoopi Goldberg slammed her The View co-hosts on Wednesday for “buying into” Kate Middleton conspiracy theories.

Meanwhile, British comedian Oliver, a former Daily Show cast member and host for a short time, joked that the whole scandal was reminiscent of the 1980s film Weekend at Bernie’s.

“I said to myself: let’s ignore all that, we’ve moved on – until the Photoshop thing. It feels like you’re doing almost impressively poorly at this point,” Oliver joked.

“There’s a non-zero chance she died eighteen months ago.” They could be at Bernie’s for the weekend to talk about this situation. I’m not saying it happened! I say it’s non-zero until proven otherwise. Until you see her with a copy of today’s paper, he continued.

Criticizing the Royals is nothing new for Oliver who, in November 2022, devoted an entire segment to them on his show Last Week Tonight in which he called them “an emotionally retarded group of fundamentally flawed people doing very stupid pseudo-job” .

On The View, wild claims about the royal family were not tolerated by Goldberg, 68, who seemed increasingly irritated by her co-hosts’ speculation, lambasting them for asking her “stupid questions” as they argued over editing a Mother’s Day movie. photograph of Kate and her three children, which was recalled by photo agencies due to fears of “manipulation”.

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1710894199 8 Blake Lively faces fan backlash as she becomes latest celeb

Middleton later apologized for the Photoshop faux pas

Middleton later apologized for the Photoshop faux pas

Middleton later apologized for the Photoshop faux pas

When mother-of-three Sara Haines shouted: ‘I’m worried about Kate’, Whoopi warned her she was going to ‘get hammered’ for her comments and raged at the ladies: ‘It’s not neither cute nor funny.”

The Photoshop blunder was a rare misstep for the princess, who made virtually no mistakes in her journey from William’s shy “commoner” girlfriend to the glamorous young mother who, more than any royal since Princess Diana, has enhanced the popularity and appeal of the princess. The British monarchy around the world.

Kate has received overwhelmingly positive media coverage in recent years, but her relationship with journalists hasn’t always been easy.

Starting in January, she began to come under more scrutiny than usual when palace officials announced that Kate had been hospitalized for abdominal surgery. They said she would not appear at public engagements until Easter.

His decision to keep the details private fueled a frenzy on social media. The publication of a photo to mark Mother’s Day in Britain, which was removed by news agencies around the world after being deemed too photoshopped.

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