Whenever there is a public rift involving numerous parties, it’s normal for individuals to come out with their own stories about the respective people involved. In the case ofBlake Livelyand thecomplicated legal battleshe is ensnared in with herIt Ends With Usdirector and co-starJustin Baldoni, it looks like it’s the former’s turn to have dirt spread about her from someone from her past. Stepping into the spotlight on this occasion is a formerGossip Girlbackground actress who claims that Lively was “very unpleasant"to work with on the show.
Rossella Rago took to her TikTok page, (as reported by theDaily Mail), to allege that Lively was"horrendous"to work when they were both on the small screen on the popular CW series,Gossip Girl. Rago, who is now a chef and host of a YouTube Italian food show calledCooking with Nonna, even went so far as to say that Lively would engage in flatulence in between takes when Rago served as an extra on the series.
“She would burp and fart in the middle of set, and act like we were lucky to be smelling her farts. She was very unpleasant to work with. I just don’t know how else to say it.”
Rago alleges that Lively was used to being adored by everyone, including Ryan Reynolds, whom she began dating after briefly dating Leonardo DiCaprio back in 2011. Rago alleges that Reynolds would"bow down at her feet,“which seems aligned with the online narrative about the actress. Those not siding with her in theIt Ends With Usdebacle believe she’s a bully who is used to getting what she wants. Rago said,“She is used to being adored and when she is not, s**t gets real, and Baldoni has found out how real it gets.”
The Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni Legal Battle is Getting Ugly
It’s hard to tell where most people are standing when it comes to what’s going on with Lively and Baldoni. After she filed hercivil complaint against Baldoniand accused him of sexual harassment on set — which was followed by an alleged smear campaign against the actress to reportedly silence her — things seemed to be more in her favor in the court of public opinion. This was then followed by support from other high-profile people in the industry.
Since then, with Baldoni filing hislawsuit against Lively and Reynoldsfor extortion and defamation, both parties have been trading barbs through the major outlets (with Baldoni appearing to fight this online and in public, while Lively’s lawyers want to keep this fight within the court system). Either way, with each new story, each side comes out looking not so great, and it has turned into a series of what feels like the pair trying to one-up each other in the court of public opinion.
Justin Baldoni Has Been Sued Before… by His Current ‘It Ends With Us’ Lawyer
The plot thickens in the Justin Baldoni versus Blake Lively saga.
Count Rago as someone who is Team Baldoni since, as someone who served as an extra onGossip Girlfor six years, she believes she has seen behavior that falls in line with what Baldoni and his team have been saying. Rago said,“I’m going to attest that Blake Lively is horrendous. I’m sorry to burst your bubble. She was a nepo baby and when she was 19, the whole world was blowing smoke up her a**. It is really hard to keep your head when that happens.“After expressing that this is what happens when everything is handed to you, she threw even more support behind Baldoni.
“She has thrown people under the bus. This guy [Justin Baldoni] has a wife and family. And made out these benign interactions are assault when I’ve seen footage and I think just “go home.”
Not going to discredit Rago’s claims, since this could very well be her experience with Lively all those years ago, but I also suspect that it won’t be the last person who may try to attach themselves to this drama for just a few more minutes of fame. At this point, it has all gotten to a level that many people probably didn’t see coming, and it looks like it’s going to be a very long time before there is a final resolution to this matter.
