The reporter who criticized Blake Lively for her “rude” interview has insisted she “doesn’t feel bad” about it amid the actress’ explosive lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni.
In the weeks leading up to the release of It Ends With Us in August, rumors of an ongoing feud between Blake and Justin dominated the headlines, causing the stars to face intense scrutiny online.
Amid the drama, award-winning journalist Kjersti Flaa slammed the Gossip Girl alum, 37, for a resurfaced “awkward” meeting they had in 2016.
During the interview, Blake made a sarcastic joke about Kjersti’s body, and the journalist claimed that the “traumatizing” moment made her want to “quit” the industry for good.
This week, it was revealed that Blake was suing her co-star for sexual harassment on set and alleged that Justin and his team had orchestrated a smear campaign against her.
But Kjersti, 51, originally from Norway but now living in California, told DailyMail.com that she does not regret her decision to speak out about the interview.
“I don’t feel bad,” Kjersti told DailyMail.com, after being asked about Blake’s new lawsuit.
‘I showed her behaving badly in an interview and what it looks like when the power dynamic is off and you’re disrespected at work. It has nothing to do with your accusations against him.
Kjersti also doubled down on her claims that Justin’s team did not encourage her to post the video.
The reporter who criticized Blake Lively for her “rude” interview has insisted she “doesn’t feel bad” about it amid the actress’ explosive lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.
This week, it was revealed that Blake was suing her It Ends With Us co-star for sexual harassment on set.
“I have never spoken to anyone on his team. I have never met him. I have nothing to do with his smear campaign,” Kjersti insisted.
DailyMail.com has contacted Blake’s representatives for comment.
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 then-pregnant actress’ belly, things immediately became tense.
“First of all, congratulations on your small raise,” gushed Kjersti, founder of Content Now TV.
“Congratulations on your little bundle,” Blake responded, as the interviewer laughed nervously.
Kjersti told DailyMail.com afterwards that Blake’s comment “felt like a bullet” because she can’t get pregnant.
She said Blake made her feel “belittled and ignored” throughout the meeting and ultimately led her to question whether she “ever wanted to do these types of interviews again.”
“It was a very traumatizing experience for me. I was there to do a job and they made sure it was as difficult as possible for me,” he said in August.
Following the news, Kjersti, 51, told DailyMail.com that she does not regret her decision to speak out about the interview.
“I don’t feel bad,” Kjersti told DailyMail.com. ‘I showed her behaving badly in an interview and what it looks like when the power dynamic is off and you’re disrespected at work.’
‘I was there so they could promote a movie. They invited me to meet them. It certainly didn’t feel that way.
‘I felt belittled and ignored and it made me wonder if I ever wanted to do these types of interviews again.
“It took me a while to get over it and get my confidence back.”
Kjersi told DailyMail.com that Blake’s response was especially painful because she cannot conceive.
‘(His comment) left me almost paralyzed. “To be honest, it 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.
“It made me feel like a complete failure. Afterwards I continued replaying the interview in my head trying to figure out what I had said or done to make them behave like that. It didn’t make sense to me.”
This week, Blake filed a shocking lawsuit accusing Justin of sexual harassment on set.
In the lawsuit, she alleged that he showed her nude videos and images of other women and talked about his alleged past porn addiction, according to TMZ.
Her lawyers also claimed that Justin and his team retaliated against her harassment claims by “damaging her image, damaging her businesses, and causing her and her family serious emotional harm.”
Private messages and emails obtained through a subpoena filed by the actress detailed the alleged plot, several sent by Hollywood crisis management expert Melissa Nathan.
Justin’s team refuted the allegations and claimed that the legal action is an attempt to fix Blake’s reputation.