In a new video posted on Monday (19 August), the reporter thanked people who had been sending her supportive messages. She said that people who “bullied” and had “mean girl energy” should be called out in Hollywood and held to account.
She then went on to reveal that it was the “sweet” actor Kristen Stewart who “saved” the day following her disastrous chat with Lively. The interviews were in promotion of the 2016 film Café Society , directed by Woody Allen, in which Lively starred opposite Parker Poesy and Stewart.
“I want to shout out Kristen Stewart who was the person I interviewed after the horrific incident, and she was the most wonderful, wonderful person to interview,” Flaa said.
“She saved my day, you know I was terrified walking into that interview because I had just experienced what I had, so for her to just treat me like, she was so sweet. So, I’m happy I interviewed her afterwards.”
She explained: “I got so many questions from people asking why I decided to post that interview now, eight years later, and the reason for that is that I got contacted by another reporter who told me a story that was a little similar to this one that he had experienced and then we started talking about it and comparing notes.
“And then I felt like you know, it’s not ok to behave like that and I think it needs to be called out. Also, it took me a while to be honest with you to actually get over it, it affected me for a while because it made me nervous while interviewing other people after that.”
Flaa calimed that she was not aware of the drama surrounding It Ends With Us .
In the wake of her clip going viral, Flaa has begun to sell “anti-bullying merchandise” on Etsy, including T-shirts with the viral “#littlebump” phrase printed on them, in reference to a particuarly awkward moment in the interview.
Lively’s negative publicity comes amid rumours of an ongoing feud between the actor and her co-star and director Justin Baldoni, with Baldoni reportedly having hired Johnny Depp’s crisis manager, and PR veteran Melissa Nathan, according to Deadline .
One person wrote in the star’s defence: “One thing about me. I will defend Blake Lively. Do I agree with certain ways she’s promoted this movie? No I don’t. But ripping a women apart, bringing up old videos etc. It’s not OK.”
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