Abbie Chatfield has launched an extraordinary spray against Blake Lively and her new romance movie It Ends With Us, claiming it glamorises domestic violence.
The reality star, 29, discussed Lively’s, 36, new movie on her It’s A Lot podcast and did not hold back when criticising the Hollywood movie star.
‘Blake is a deeply unlikeable person. She is claiming this movie is for domestic violence survivors, but she isn’t talking about the DV in it,’ Abbie began.
‘You can’t do a film about a serious topic like this and not want to speak about that topic and act offended when people ask about it.’
Lively’s new movie is based on a 2016 novel by US author Colleen Hoover and depicts a violent relationship between Blake’s and her co-star Justin Baldoni’s characters.
Abbie added she believed the movie had been mismarketed as a romantic comedy rather than the sobering portrayal of domestic violence that it was.
‘The marketing of it from Blake Lively has been f***ing atrocious. I just hate that there’s an opportunity for it to be a realistic story about DV in the limelight and it just feels like fan fiction.
‘It feels like Twilight, like with a bit of violence in there as well, without trigger warnings and being marketed as a romcom.’
Abbie Chatfield (pictured) has launched an extraordinary spray against Blake Lively and her new romance movie It Ends With Us, claiming it glamorises domestic violence
She added it was a severe oversight for Lively and the film’s marketing department to not consult with real survivors of domestic violence for advice on how to promote the movie.
‘I don’t think Blake Lively was equipped for this movie. You could have asked any DV support network or charity how you think they should market this. And they would have had a spokesperson.
‘Why don’t they have a DV survivor who did align with the book, who was helped by the book, who works for a charity and is able to speak about their experiences now?’ Chatfield asked.
The reality star, 29, discussed Lively’s, 36, new movie on her It’s A Lot podcast and did not hold back when criticising the Hollywood movie star. Pictured
It follows reports that Australian victim-survivors of domestic abuse are being ‘triggered’ and ‘re-traumatised’ by Lively’s new film, according to one prominent activist.
The Gossip Girl alum has been embroiled in a firestorm of negative publicity and public outrage in response to her lighthearted and sarcastic promotion of the film in recent weeks.
Netizens are in an uproar about Blake’s joking response to a question posed by reporter Jake Hamilton during a virtual sit down with her co-star Brandon Sklenar.
When asked how she would respond to an affected viewer approaching her with their story, the actress was sprawled on a couch with her head leaning on her bent arm and replied 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…’
Laughing, she trailed off, as Sklenar sat silently.
Abbie said the movie had been mismarketed as a romantic comedy rather than the sobering portrayal of domestic violence that it was
‘It was really weird,’ What Were You Wearing founder Sarah Williams exclusively told Daily Mail Australia.
The 23-year-old, who founded the not-for-profit behind Australia’s national No More Violence Against Women rallies, said Blake’s interview was problematic, but that she’s more concerned about the movie itself after having seen it.
Lively is known for playing leading ladies in romantic dramas and has also come under fire for lightheartedly telling women to ‘wear their florals’ to the cinemas for the occasion.
