Blake Livelys Claims Ignite YouTuber Backlash

has been blasted for 'hypocrisy' over her self-pitying post lamenting 'digital violence' after suffering a major legal setback in her court battle against . 

Just one day after a New York judge threw out the majority of her sexual harassment claims, the actress took to Instagram to describe her 'physical pain' - only to spark fury among YouTubers she had previously targeted with subpoenas after they publicly commented on the case.

Now, those caught in the legal drama are clapping back at her remarks, with one creator telling the Daily Mail it 'feels like Lively is gaslighting everybody' and 'refuses to look in the mirror.' 

The latest court decision means the case will head to trial on May 18 focusing solely on the three remaining counts related to an alleged smear campaign by Baldoni's team.  

'The last thing I wanted in my life was a lawsuit, but I brought this case because of the pervasive RETALIATION I faced, and continue to, for privately and professionally asking for a safe working environment for myself and others,' Lively wrote in a lengthy statement. 

'Don't be distracted by the digital soap opera. The constant packaging of this lawsuit as a 'Celebrity Drama' is not only irresponsible, but it is by design: to keep you from seeing yourselves in my story,' she added.  

'The physical pain from digital violence is very real. It is abuse. And it's everywhere, not just in the news but in your communities and schools.' 

However, the words have left a bitter taste for the 107 social media influencers and commentators who were demanding access to their private data, including bank and credit card details, addresses and phone numbers.

Among those reportedly  - and even smaller creators with just a few hundred followers and without resources to fight the Hollywood star. 

Most of the demands are now understood to have been dropped, although some influencers say they have had legal bills of up to $15,000 to bat them away.

Lauren Neidigh has 31,000 followers for YouTube channel The Court of Random Opinion.

She sought a protective order against Lively claiming harassment and intimidation after being hit with the subpoena.

Her day job is helping psychology patients get health insurance claims paid from her base near Jacksonville, Florida – and admits money can be a struggle.

Yet she successfully got Lively's lawyers to back down in her case and dismissed the star's latest Instagram post as 'crazy'.

Neidigh, 33, said: 'It's infuriating she has put out this bizarre, disingenuous statement trying to champion herself as an advocate against digital violence and abuse.

'It's as if she didn't terrorize innocent women by threatening their privacy because she didn't like what they said on the internet.

'She tried to drag a log of smaller creators into court who couldn't afford to be there.

'And that threatened a lot of people's livelihoods, their finances, their privacy. That's especially true of people who don't show their faces on their channels. People were being targeted, they were being pointed out.

'It's weird that she's going after all of her critics like this and refusing to acknowledge the things she's being criticized for. And then blame it on everyone else.

'She has had the privilege of systems upholding her status for pretty much all her life. And it's ridiculous that she can use them to try to hurt other people.'

Neidigh continued: 'I fought back myself. But some people had to pay between $10,000 and $15,000. I had to learn how to file in federal court myself, staying up in the middle of the night because I have to work.

'Her attorneys withdrew pretty much at the sign of resistance. They didn't want to tell me why they wanted my information. Why did they need my credit card number?

'I had to decide, do I want to fight this myself and risk her getting this information? Or do I want to take out a loan to get an attorney and take extra shifts to pay for that? 

'In the end, I just couldn't pay for an attorney so I had to figure it out for myself.'

The latest court decision means the case will head to trial on May 18, focusing solely on the three remaining counts related to an alleged smear campaign by Baldoni's team. Baldoni is seen departing the federal courthouse in Manhattan in February