Journalist 'humiliated' by Blake Lively during rude interview is dragged into her legal war with Justin Baldoni

Entertainment reporter, Kjersti Flaa, revealed that she is ‘more involved than ever’ in Blake Lively’s legal battle against her former It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni.

In a new YouTube video, uploaded to her channel on Sunday, Flaa, 52, claims that her name was included in a subpoena from Lively’s camp.

Flaa discovered this after receiving an email from a fan, who allegedly reached out to say: ‘Hey, I just wanted to make you aware that you were specifically mentioned in the subpoenas that Blake is forcing Wayfarer parties to comply. I have a feeling you will be called a witness to this debacle.’

DailyMail.com has reached out to both Lively and Baldoni’s respective representatives for comment, but have not heard back, at this time.

Flaa went on to thank the fan for the email as she claimed not to have any idea that she was mentioned in the subpoena.

Entertainment reporter, Kjersti Flaa, revealed that she is ‘more involved than ever’ in Blake Lively ‘s legal battle against her former It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni

At the time, Flaa explained she had not had ‘the time to read through’ all of Lively’s latest filing, which was submitted on Friday.

‘So I didn’t even know that I was in there,’ she explained.

Flaa, then, addressed Lively’s lawyers directly as she insisted ‘there have been zero communication between any of the parties from Wayfarer’ and herself or between her and Baldoni’s attorneys.

‘Good luck with this fishing expedition because you’re not going to find anything,’ she said.

Flaa proceeded to slam the subpoena, which she claims ‘proves ‘how desperate they are to find a connection between’ her and the Wayfarer team.

‘[Blake Lively’s attorneys] know if they can find that connection between me and [Tera Hanks of Wayfarer Studios], they can prove there was a smear campaign, but the problem is they will find nothing,’ she declared.

Flaa went on to quip: ‘I’m sorry Blake Lively’s lawyers, you are working overtime and you’re charging a lot of money to look for something that doesn’t exist.’

Flaa went viral last year after sharing footage of an ‘uncomfortable’ interview with Lively, from 2016, to her YouTube channel, titled: ‘The Blake Lively interview that made me want to quit my job.’

In a new YouTube video, uploaded to her channel on Sunday, Flaa, 52, claims that her name was included in a subpoena from Lively’s camp

During the sit-down, Lively made a snarky comment about Kjersti’s ‘bump’ after Flaa congratulated a then-pregnant Blake on her impending arrival, but the reporter was not expecting.

The exchange proceeded to fade into relative obscurity, until making headlines this past August when the entertainment reporter suddenly uploaded it to social media after eight years.

At the time, Flaa told DailyMail.com she released the video so ‘that people behaving badly in Hollywood, or anywhere else for that matter, get called out for it.’

In December, Lively sued Baldoni amid claims of sexual harassment during production of the motion picture. In her lawsuit, the Gossip Girl alumna accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her in multiple ways — including body shaming her — and orchestrating a smear campaign against her to damage her reputation.

Baldoni and his reps have said in response to the lawsuit that Lively twisted the meaning of text messages and mislead the public about their interactions while making the motion picture.

In her lawsuit, Lively named a number of Baldoni’s collaborators, including his company Wayfarer Studios, the studio’s CEO and financial backer, and PR personnel Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel.

The exchange proceeded to fade into relative obscurity, until making headlines this past August when the entertainment reporter suddenly uploaded it to social media after eight years

‘I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,’ Lively told The New York Times the day after she filed the complaint.

Baldoni subsequently sued the newspaper for $250 million in a defamation claim over a December 21 story titled ‘”We Can Bury Anyone”: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.’ The newspaper has denied the allegations.

Baldoni on January 16 filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation and extortion. Baldoni told the court the trio had concocted ‘false accusations of sexual harassment’ against him.

Since Lively’s complaint was filed, Baldoni has faced a number of professional consequences, including a lawsuit from a former publicist; and being dropped by the agency WME, which also reps Lively and Reynolds.

WME has denied claims that Lively and Reynolds leaned on them to release Baldoni from their client roster, according to Variety.

Lawyers for both parties were in accordance with a plan to compound both federal cases filed into one moving forward.

In December, Lively sued Baldoni amid claims of sexual harassment during production of the motion picture; he has vehemently denied her allegations against him; seen on set in 2024

It Ends with Us, which also starred Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar and Kevin McKidd, arrived in theaters August 9 and was a hit with audiences. The film, adapted from the 2016 Colleen Hoover novel, earned $148 million in domestic box office, and $350 million globally, according to Box Office Mojo.

Lively broke out with the 2005 movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants opposite Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel and America Ferrera. That led to her high-profile role on the TV show Gossip Girl, which she starred on from 2007-2012, playing lead character Serena van der Woodsen.

She has also appeared in movies such as 2010’s The Town, 2016’s The Shallows, 2018’s A Simple Favor and 2020’s The Rhythm Section.

Prior to It Ends with Us, Baldoni was best known for playing the role of Rafael Solano on the TV show Jane the Virgin from 2014–2019. He also has directed films including 2019’s Five Feet Apart and 2020’s Clouds, and penned the 2021 book Man Enough, which tackled misconceptions of contemporary masculinity.