Megyn Kelly has openly criticized Blake Lively after reportedly being subpoenaed by the actress. Lively is currently involved in a legal battle with her former co-star from It Ends With Us, Justin Baldoni.
There were circulating rumors that Lively and Baldoni had disagreements during the film’s production. Following the film’s release, Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and claiming that he and his team orchestrated a ‘smear campaign’ against her.
Baldoni has refuted these accusations and countered with a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and The New York Times. However, this case was dismissed by a judge in June.
During this controversy, Megyn Kelly, an American journalist, obtained an audio clip of Baldoni stating: “On what could have been one of the most beautiful nights of my life career wise, I literally was sent to the basement with all my friends and family for over an hour because I wasn’t allowed to be seen, she didn’t want me anywhere near her or the rest of the cast.”
The remarks were in reference to an It Ends With Us premiere, and it seems ‘she’ refers to Lively. Allegedly, since Kelly was implicated in leaking this audio, Lively has subpoenaed her.
In a sharp critique of the Gossip Girl star, Kelly labeled Lively as a ‘narcissistic bully [and] brat.’
Kelly went on to state: “[Lively] actually tried to get the confidential and proprietary materials my team and I used for any and all stories about her because Blake Lively was unable to fathom that yours truly had developed a genuine revulsion toward her on my own.”
The journalist clarified that she and Baldoni have the same attorney, but she had hired the lawyer well before Baldoni’s recent legal issues with Lively.
Kelly further claimed that Lively suggested Baldoni and their shared lawyer compensated her for negative coverage about Lively, which she denied.
Her harsh critique continued: “This is how narcissistic this woman is. She actually thinks I needed to get paid by Baldoni’s team to say negative things about her. News flash, Blake: I came to those conclusions totally organically. Don’t give away your power, sweetheart. It was you — it was all you who made me unable to stand you. No man had anything to do with it.”
Apparently, Kelly contested the subpoena and prevailed, meaning she won’t need to provide the requested documents (if they exist).
However, Lively’s representatives refute the claim that Kelly was ever subpoenaed.
A representative for the actress told US Weekly: “At no point in this litigation has Ms. Lively served a subpoena on Megyn Kelly.”
They continued: “Ms. Lively is continuing to pursue discovery in order to prove her case that Justin Baldoni, Jed Wallace, Melissa Nathan and the Wayfarer Parties retaliated against her for speaking up against the harassment she and others experienced on set, as alleged in her complaint.”