{"id":21443,"date":"2024-08-28T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.celebinsights.com\/blake-lively-slammed-as-disrespectful-for-saying-shawshank-redemption-makes-her-laugh\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T10:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T10:00:12","slug":"blake-lively-slammed-as-disrespectful-for-saying-shawshank-redemption-makes-her-laugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.celebinsights.com\/blake-lively-slammed-as-disrespectful-for-saying-shawshank-redemption-makes-her-laugh\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively Slammed As ‘Disrespectful’ For Saying ‘Shawshank Redemption’ Makes Her Laugh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The hits keep coming for Blake Lively<\/strong><\/span> as she comes under scrutiny again after a 10-year-old Vogue interview resurfaced in which the actress said that she found “Shawshank Redemption” funny.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She has been criticized heavily for the statement online, with many users calling her “pretentious.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blake Lively has been at the center of multiple controversies for failing to discuss the domestic themes in “It Ends With Us” and for her statements in several old interviews.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blake Lively’s Comments In A 10-Year-Old Interview Goes Viral<\/h2>\n
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The actress was featured in a Vogue “73 questions” interview<\/span> in July 2014, during which she was asked a series of rapid-fire questions by an interviewer and gave swift answers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One of the questions was about what movie made Lively “laugh the hardest through,” and her immediate response was a nonchalant “Shawshank Redemption.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The unexpected response made the interviewer laugh before he moved to the next question on the list. However, Lively’s decision to name “Shawshank Redemption” is odd due to the themes of the film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 1994 prison film follows the lives of a banker (played by Tim Robbins), who receives a life sentence for killing his wife and her lover but insists he’s innocent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In prison, he befriends another prisoner (played by Morgan Freeman) and ultimately finds himself in the middle of a money laundering scheme by the prison administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blake Lively Received Heavy Criticism On Social Media For Her Comment About ‘Shawshank Redemption’<\/h2>\n
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Lively’s choice of the emotional film for the Vogue interview went viral on TikTok when the clip surfaced, and many fans heavily criticized the “A Simple Favor” actress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One person commented that they weren’t sure Lively watched “the same Shawshank Redemption” that others did.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Another wrote, “She’s the kind of person where she’s always kidding so there’s no real answer given and so you’re just sitting there like\u2026 sooo wait what is it actually.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A third TikToker wrote that Lively was trying to be sarcastic but “badly delivered” her answer to the question.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Another comment read, “I think she was trying to answer like Ryan Reynolds but missed completely.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“That’s one of my top fav movies,” a fan noted. “Sometimes it’s cute to be silly with interviews, but sometimes it’s disrespectful, and you gotta know the difference!”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Fans have also created a thread on Reddit to discuss the actress’s controversial answer. One person called her “blindingly pretentious” for making the insensitive statement while other comments called Lively “an idiot” and “cringe” with her statements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Actress Has Been At The Center Of Heavy Criticism Recently<\/h2>\n
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The criticism of Lively’s old interviews started after the “Gossip Girl” actress received scrutiny for not discussing the domestic violence themes of “It Ends With Us.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Instead, the actress seemingly used her press stops to promote her new hair care line, Blake Brown Beauty, and her floral style for the film’s promo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After that, clips from old interviews resurfaced, starting with a post from Norwegian reporter Kjersti Flaa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n