Blake Lively branded a ‘nightmare to work with’ by Chelsea Handler and Armie Hammer in unearthed clip
A newly surfaced clip from 2017 shows Armie Hammer appearing to imply that Blake Lively was a “diva” on the Gossip Girl set, just as Lively’s harassment lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni heats up.
In the Watch What Happens Live appearance alongside comedian Chelsea Handler, Hammer was asked by a fan to name the “biggest diva” on the set of the iconic CW series, where he appeared in a memorable four-episode run in 2009.
After an awkward pause, Armie hesitated before admitting, “Let me just say that it was a tough show to film and I didn’t end up filming all the episodes I should have filmed because it was such a tough movie.”
Hammer’s cryptic words hinted at his dismissal from the series, as he added: “It was also like, ‘Get him out of here.’
When host Andy Cohen probed further and asked who his love interest was on the show, Armie sheepishly replied, “Blake.”
Chelsea quickly joked, “It sounds like she was the problem,” to which Cohen agreed, adding, “It sure is, Chelsea.” That’s exactly what I thought.’
A newly surfaced clip from 2017 (pictured above) shows Armie Hammer seemingly implying that Blake Lively was a “diva” on the Gossip Girl set, just as Lively’s harassment lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni flares up
In the Watch What Happens Live appearance alongside comedian Chelsea Handler, Hammer was asked by a fan to name the “biggest diva” on the set of the iconic CW series, where he appeared in a memorable four-episode run in 2009.
Armie laughed it off, but his awkward smile and raised eyebrows after he said, “No, no, that’s not what I’m saying,” indicated he wasn’t completely denying it.
While Lively is accused of a pattern of bullying by Baldoni’s lawyer during the filming of It Ends With Us, Hammer’s comments seem to inadvertently add fuel to the fire.
Lively, 37, starred in It Ends With Us opposite Baldoni, 40, who also directed the film, which was released theatrically last August and is currently streaming on Netflix.
After months of rumors, Lively filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department, alleging that Baldoni improvised unwanted kissing scenes and created a hostile work environment through sexual harassment and more.
Just a day later, The New York Times published an article revealing that Baldoni had hired a crisis PR team to “bury” Lively and destroy her credibility, after which Lively sued Baldoni and his company Wayfarer Studios later that day.
Baldoni responded by filing a $250 million defamation suit against The New York Times over their report which he said promoted an “unverified and self-serving narrative.”
Now, attorney Bryan Freedman says he has “receipts” showing that Lively is “threatening to take over the film” in a new statement to People on Tuesday, January 7.
He said: “It is painfully ironic that Blake Lively accuses Justin Baldoni of weaponizing the media when her own team orchestrated this vicious attack by sending The New York Times crudely redacted documents before she had even filed the complaint.
After an awkward pause, Armie hesitated before admitting, “Let me just say that it was a tough show to film and I didn’t end up filming all the episodes I should have filmed because it was such a tough movie.”
Hammer’s cryptic words hinted at his dismissal from the series, as he added, “It was also like, ‘Get him out of here,’ prompting host Andy Cohen to investigate further and ask who his love interest was in the show.
Chelsea quickly joked, “It sounds like she was the problem,” to which Cohen agreed, adding, “It sure is, Chelsea.” That’s exactly what I thought’ (Lively in October)
As Lively faces accusations from Baldoni’s lawyer of a pattern of bullying during the filming of It Ends With Us, Hammer’s comments appear to inadvertently add fuel to the fire.
“We are releasing all evidence that will demonstrate a pattern of harassment and threats to take over the film.
“None of this should come as a surprise because Blake Lively, consistent with her past behavior, used other people to communicate those threats and bully her into getting whatever she wanted. We have all the receipts and more.”
DailyMail.com has contacted Blake Lively’s representatives for comment.
This comes after lawyers for Lively condemned Baldoni for launching further attacks on his client.
Lively’s legal team maintains that Lively’s “serious claims of sexual harassment and retaliation” are in fact “supported by concrete facts.”
“This is not a ‘feud’ born out of ‘creative differences’ or a ‘he said/she said’ situation,” the statement from Lively’s lawyers began.
“As alleged in Ms. Lively’s complaint, and as we will prove in court, Wayfarer [Studios] and her associates engaged in unlawful retaliation against Ms. Lively for simply trying to protect herself and others on a film set,” the attorneys added.