Megyn Kelly accused actress Blake Lively of attempting to involve her in the ongoing lawsuit between Lively and filmmaker Justin Baldoni, denouncing the move as harassment and celebrating what she described as a courtroom victory, as reported [1] by The New York Post.
On her SiriusXM program Thursday, Kelly said her legal team successfully fought off subpoenas from Lively’s attorneys, which sought private communications.
“She backed down and has now missed the deadline to pursue her harassment of me and my team any further,” Kelly said. “We gave her absolutely nothing. Not one document, not one record, not one communication.”
Kelly, the former Fox News anchor, criticized the subpoena attempt as an attack on First Amendment protections. “No world would I ever, ever allow my team’s communications to be turned over to a third party,” she said.
Kelly added that Lively could not accept that public criticism of her has developed without external influence, suggesting Lively believes Baldoni orchestrated negative press.
“She’s a narcissistic, liar, bully, brat,” Kelly said during the broadcast.
“Blake Lively acts like an unlikeable bully brat who cannot believe any of that negative press could be genuine.”
Kelly recited a list of complaints she said came from people who worked with Lively, including Barbara Suzman, an assistant director on A Simple Favor, who reportedly said Lively was the reason she quit the film industry.
A former Gossip Girl staffer claimed Lively mistreated co-star Leighton Meester and dismissed fans.
Kelly also said Lively accused Baldoni of placing a friend in the role of an obstetrician in It Ends With Us to be present during medical filming scenes, alleging misconduct on set.
