Blake Lively drama deepens as ANOTHER interview resurfaces years after It Ends With Us star made a reporter ‘want to quit her job’
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Blake Lively had an awkward reunion with award-winning journalist, Kjersti Flaa, who nearly quit her job after an excruciating interview with the actress back in 2016.
In resurfaced footage of the It Ends With Us star, 36, and the 51-year-old reporter, who recently claimed she considered leaving the industry following their 'uncomfortable' sit-down, the women crossed paths against for another awkward chat just two years later.
For their interview, Lively was joined by her A Simple Favor costar, Anna Kendrick, who she was rumored to be feuding with, at the time.
While promoting their 2018 thriller, things got off to a rocky start as Lively kicked off their conversation by sarcastically warning Flaa that she just walked into 'an entire therapy session.'
'We've saged the room,' Lively teased, after Kendrick tensely muttered they can 'drop' whatever they were talking about before cameras began 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 back in 2016
Kendrick, then says 'sorry' for something, as Lively begins to laugh and picks up a pastry to break the ice.
'We're gonna eat some chocolate croissants,' the mother-of-four said as Flaa laughed.
Flaa begins the interview by remarking on how different their characters are in A Simple Favor as she tells Lively 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 constantly have to call Blake and be like, "It's okay, you're good at giving interviews. I promise people like you and respect you.'
Kendrick then quipped her pep talks were the 'reason' Lively got out of bed in the morning.
'Anna is just an egomaniac, as you can see,' Lively said with a deadpan voice.
In another attempt to get a sincere answer to her question, Flaa asked if they women were good at giving themselves compliments.
This caused Lively to perk up a bit as she said it felt 'good' when Kendrick praises her.
In resurfaced footage of the Gossip Girl star, 36, and the 51-year-old reporter, who recently claimed she considered leaving the industry following their 'uncomfortable' sit-down, the women crossed paths against for another awkward chat
For their interview, Lively was joined by her A Simple Favor costar, Anna Kendrick, who she was rumored to be feuding with, at the time
The mother-of-four, who is married to Ryan Reynolds, proceeded to admit that she does struggle with confidence and previously judged her own mother for being 'so confident.'
'Which I think is not fair,' she reflected.
Before ending the interview, Lively mused that they only got people to come to this press junket by bribing them with alcohol and cupcakes.
'There's a lot of free stuff on your way out,' Likely told Flaa. 'You can take some of the furniture from the hotel room, charge it to Lionsgate!'
While promoting their 2018 thriller, things got off to a rocky start as Lively kicked off their conversation by sarcastically warning Flaa that she just walked into 'an entire therapy session.'
'We've saged the room,' Lively teased, after Kendrick tensely muttered they can 'drop' whatever they were talking about before cameras began rolling
As she attempted to ask one last question, Flaa realizes they are 'out of time.'
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 performer compliments hers back.
Lively tells the reporter: 'I was admiring yours right.'
Earlier this week, Flaa uploaded a previous awkward 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 a previous awkward 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 unamused with the comment, and replied with a sarcastic quip.
'First of all, congrats on your little bump,' Kjersti, who is the founder of Content Now TV, gushed.
'Congrats on your little bump,' Blake fired back, as the interviewer giggled nervously.
'What about my bump?' Parker joined in, standing up to show her butt to the camera.
Kjersti, who appeared thrown off by Blake's response, then sat their awkwardly as the two ladies joked about their various 'bumps' together.
And things only got worse when Kjersti asked the women her first question.
Since the movie took place in the 1930s, Kjersti wondered if they enjoyed wearing old-school clothes in the movie.
After the 2016 interview spread like wildfire online, a source told People that the tense exchange was sparked by the reporter's 'rude statement' to Lively; seen in 2019 while pregnant with her third child, Betty
But Blake didn't like the query, and as Parker started to answer, she interjected, 'Everyone wants to talk about the clothes but I wonder if they would ask the men about the clothes.'
'I would,' Kjersti promised.
Again, the ladies started talking to one another rather than to Kjersti, as they discussed some of their favorite outfits worn by men in the movie.
The uncomfortable interview went on for another few minutes, before a defeated Kjersti wrapped it up.
'Sitting down with Blake Lively and her co star Parker Posey for Cafe Society is the most uncomfortable interview situation I have ever experienced,' she wrote in the caption.
'Is it not OK to congratulate someone on their pregnancy or to ask another woman about costumes she is wearing in a film?'
After the resurfaced interview quickly went viral, it sparked 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 online, a source told People that the tense exchange was sparked by the reporter's 'rude statement' to Lively.
The insider noted: 'It's truly such a rude statement. She is pregnant with a child. If you feel the need to acknowledge that she's 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, now seven.
She and her husband also share daughters James, nine, and Betty, four, as well as their baby son Olin.
