Blake Lively criticized for sarcastic response to serious question during It Ends With Us interview

Blake Lively is facing criticism once more.

In a recent interview discussing her new film, “It Ends With Us,” which deals with the subject of domestic violence, the actress made a joke in response to a serious question.

“For people who see this movie, who relate to the topics of this movie on a deeply personal level, they’re really gonna want to talk to you,” reporter Jake Hamilton said to Lively and her co-star Brandon Sklenar during a virtual press junket last week.

“This movie is gonna affect people, and they’re gonna want to tell you about their lives,” Hamilton went on.

“So if someone understands the themes of this movie and comes across you in public and they want to really talk to you, what’s the best way for them to be able to talk to you about this? How would you recommend they go about it?”

Reclining on a couch with her head resting on her bent arm, Lively responded sarcastically, “Maybe asking for, like, my address, or my phone number. Or, like, location share?! I could just location-share you and then we could…”

Chuckling, she let her sentence trail off, while Sklenar remained silent.

Online users were shocked by Lively's casual response.

“What a garbage answer where is her media training?!?” one TikTok user exclaimed, with another echoing, “That response was totally uncalled for and cruel!”

“That was a genuine question, why did she do that???” someone else asked, as another critic remarked, “Why is she laughing this is so embarrassing for her.”

“She really said I don’t GAF about your problems, just your money,” another dissenter commented.

Some people were bothered by the way Lively was sitting during the conversation, “Why is she on the coach like that,” one of them wondered, while another argued, “The way she is sitting immediately indicates how much she respects this particular interview.”