Reporter Kjersti Flaa maintains that the “It Ends With Us” controversy involving Blake Lively wasn’t on her radar when she uploaded their awkward interview, claiming it was purely coincidental. In a follow-up conversation after the video went viral, Kjersti emphasized that she had no ulterior motive in sharing the interview online and provided additional context on the tense exchange.
Many viewers of the viral clip speculated that Kjersti Flaa posted the 8-year-old interview in reaction to Blake Lively’s “It Ends With Us” controversy with co-star and director Justin Baldoni. However, Kjersti insists her intentions were more innocent. She explained that she decided to share the uncomfortable exchange after a fellow journalist had a similar encounter with another celebrity. Kjersti hoped that by posting the interview, she could highlight how frequently these awkward situations occur and potentially help prevent them in the future.
The uncomfortable 2016 interview with Blake Lively and Parker Posey during the “Cafe Society” media tour shows Blake giving Kjersti Flaa the cold shoulder after she made a seemingly harmless congratulatory comment about Blake’s baby bump.
Kjersti, who claims to have no personal knowledge of the Blake-Justin dispute, suggests that Blake’s reaction during their interview might indicate that the actress could be difficult to work with—whether on set or in an interview setting.
Kjersti still doesn’t understand why her pregnancy comment upset Blake and found it somewhat offensive that Blake repeated the comment back to her, calling it “strange behavior.”
Although Kjersti Flaa is open to receiving an apology from Blake Lively, she isn’t expecting one, given that nearly a decade has passed since the incident. Interestingly, Kjersti interviewed Blake again a couple of years after their uncomfortable exchange, and the interview went smoothly, likely because Blake didn’t remember her.
