Blake Lively alludes to Justin Baldoni legal drama at Time 100 gala: ‘So much to say’

It starts pinch her. 

On Thursday, Blake Lively said astatine nan Time 100 Gala successful New York City aft being named 1 of Time’s “most influential people,” wherever she seemingly gave a motion to her ineligible conflict pinch Justin Baldoni. 

“I person truthful overmuch to opportunity astir nan past 2 years of my life, but coming is not nan forum,” Lively said during her speech, which lasted astir six minutes astatine Jazz astatine Lincoln Center. 

The “Gossip Girl” alum, 37,  past talked astir “the emotion of being a female who has a sound today.”

Lively said it was “surreal and profoundly significant” to beryllium an honoree “in a clip wherever nan astir valuable rate seems to beryllium anger, it feels for illustration an enactment of defiance to commune and observe each nan bully that is live successful nan world.”

Lively has been making headlines for complete 4 months for her ongoing ineligible conflict with her erstwhile “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni, 41. 

The actors’ ineligible feud began successful December, erstwhile Lively revenge a suit against Baldoni, who not only co-starred successful “It Ends With Us” but besides directed it. 

The deed movie, which came retired complete nan summertime and is based connected a caller by Colleen Hoover, is astir a home unit narration betwixt their characters.

Lively’s suit alleged that Baldoni sexually harassed her connected nan set.

According to nan ineligible docs, nan “Gossip Girl” besides accused Baldoni of “a coordinated effort to destruct her reputation” aft nan movie was released. 

In nan docs, Lively said that nan alleged smear run caused harm to her business and led to her family experiencing “severe affectional distress.”

Baldoni denied nan allegations and countersued Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, 48, for $400 cardinal complete alleged defamation and extortion.

A proceedings day has been scheduled for March 2026. 

During her reside astatine nan Time 100 Gala, Lively said that being called “influential” was “a important responsibility.”

She added, “How we usage that matters. Who and what we guidelines up for, and what we enactment silent about, what we monetize versus what we really live, matters.”