Blake Lively¡¯s past comments about ¡®poisoning¡¯ Gossip Girl cast against Penn Badgley resurface amid fallout with Taylor Swift
Blake Lively¡¯s old remarks about turning the Gossip Girl cast against Penn Badgley have resurfaced, stirring backlash as her legal issues with Justin Baldoni grow and rumors swirl about Taylor Swift distancing herself. Fans are now re-evaluating Blake¡¯s past behavior amid claims that her pattern of "burning bridges" is catching up to her.
An old interview of Blake Lively is making the rounds online just as she deals with ongoing legal trouble involving actor Justin Baldoni. In a 2009 statement, Blake admitted that she didn¡¯t like her Gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley when they first met and even went so far as to "poison" the cast against him. While she said that it took her a week to admit the You star was actually a nice person, her past comments didn't age well, especially amid her ongoing rocky relationship with former best friend Taylor Swift.
When Blake Lively 'poisoned' Gossip Girl cast against Penn Bedgley
In a 2009 interview with Glamour Magazine, Blake openly admitted she misjudged Penn, who played Dan Humphrey, the love interest of her character Serena van der Woodsen, on Gossip Girl. ¡°I didn¡¯t like him,¡± she said, recalling how she influenced the cast to feel the same way. But everyone soon realised he was actually nice and charming. However, it took her a week to come clean, and shortly after, they started dating. But in 2025, this isn¡¯t landing well with fans who are already side-eyeing her over the ongoing It Ends With Us legal drama.
Taylor Swift distances herself from Blake¡¯s legal mess
The renewed interest in Blake¡¯s past comes after Taylor Swift¡¯s name was dragged into the legal case between Blake and Baldoni. Recently, the pop star's team successfully had a subpoena withdrawn by Baldoni's team.
Earlier, Justin¡¯s lawyers accused Blake of asking Taylor to delete texts and allegedly trying to pressure her into issuing a public statement. Blake¡¯s legal team dismissed the claims as ¡°categorically false¡± and ¡°cowardly.¡± Taylor¡¯s reps also denied any involvement, stating she was never part of the film and didn¡¯t even see it until weeks after its release.
Despite official denials, People reported that the longtime friends are currently ¡°taking space¡± from each other. A source close to Taylor told the outlet that ¡°their friendship has halted,¡± though they aren¡¯t ¡°no longer friends¡± entirely.
Fans slam Blake over Penn Badgley confession
The resurfaced Blake Lively interview has only led to further backlash against Lively. Netizens are now drawing parallels between that and her recent behaviour, with one user writing, ¡°Isn¡¯t she sweet. She just ruins people¡¯s careers, cuz... Why not? Ha ha ha ha.¡±
Another added, ¡°How many times is this girl gonna tell on herself?¡±
A third chimed in, ¡°For some reason I never liked her and never watched anything she¡¯s in. I was right this whole time.¡±
A fourth summed up the sentiment: ¡°When you do nothing but burn bridges professionally, it will come back to bite you. Show business is a small world & your reputation will precede you.¡±
¡°I¡¯m glad Karma has come back to sink its Teeth into Serena Plantation Khaleesi,¡± one user wrote bluntly.
For the unversed, Blake Lively and Penn Badgley dated for about three years, from 2007 to 2010. They began dating during the early seasons of Gossip Girl and managed to keep their breakup private for a while, even continuing to work together on the show after their split without much drama.
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