Blake Lively’s Sharp Tongue: Cruel Joke About Leighton Meester Reignites Her Reputation for Brutal Wit

Blake Lively sparks backlash as a resurfaced cruel joke about Leighton Meester’s troubled past exposes her sharp-tongued reputation once again.

Blake Lively is once again at the centre of a social media storm after a resurfaced video highlights her penchant for biting comments—this time, at the expense of her Gossip Girl co-star, Leighton Meester.

In the controversial clip, taken from an undated panel discussion, the 37-year-old actress quips about Meester’s origins, sneering that she “started out in a cage”—a thinly veiled jab at Meester being born while her mother served a prison sentence.

The audience’s reaction to the so-called “joke” was frosty at best, prompting Lively to awkwardly backpedal with: “Oh, come on, it was just a joke! My god!” But the damage was done. Social media exploded, with users calling her out for being tone-deaf and unnecessarily cruel. Comments ranged from, “Mocking someone’s past for laughs is the ultimate low-class move,” to, “She hides her malice behind humour—it’s not fooling anyone anymore.”

Leighton Meester, known for her iconic portrayal of Blair Waldorf, was born in 1986 while her mother was serving a 10-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. Raised by her grandmother until her mother’s release in 1995, Meester has never shied away from discussing her challenging upbringing, refusing to let it define her or dim her success.

@kardashianworld8 Leighton was born in jail just for context #blakelively #justinbaldoni #megynkelly #megynkellyshow #itendswithus #colleenhoover #booktok #deadpool #scarlettjohansson #ryanreynolds #gossipgirl #chuckandblair #fyp #foru #paratiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii #furdich #lawyer #kyliejenner #timotheechalamet #goldenglobes #2024 #nikkiglaser #stormiwebster ♬ original sound – KardashianWorld

While Lively and Meester dazzled audiences as Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl (2007–2012), rumours have long swirled about their chilly off-screen relationship, with reports suggesting the two never truly clicked.

This latest scandal couldn’t have come at a worse time for Lively, who’s also grappling with a legal battle involving Justin Baldoni, her co-star in It Ends With Us. Between her sharp tongue and her current controversies, Lively’s reputation is skating on thin ice.