Megyn Kelly has taken on Hollywood hottie Blake Lively for her “nothing burger” claims against It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni following the release of a leaked video.
The host of SiriusXM podcast “The Megyn Kelly Show” lashed out at Lively on Wednesday’s episode as she reviewed the video, which showed Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 40, filming a montage sequence on the movie set.
Every now and then, she accuses him of doing something, which then, when you hear the full context, is an absolute burger for nothing!” Kelly shouted.
The video clip was sent to The Post by Baldon’s legal counsel, Bryan Freedman, who is also Kelly’s personal attorney, in an attempt to refute Lively’s sexual harassment claims against him.
“She claims to be a victim of MeToo. This is absurd!” Kelly said.
“This person is not an honest broker. I trust him less than ever. I actually don’t quite believe it.”
The bitter feud between the two actors began after Lively sued Baldoni for $250 million, claiming he ran a smear campaign against her.
Baldoni then filed a $400 million countersuit against Lively and her “Deadpool” actor husband Ryan Reynolds.
Lively previously filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Commission and disparaged Baldoni in an interview with The New York Times, which Baldoni hit with a defamation lawsuit.
Kelly sided with Baldoni, claiming the whole pickle started because Lively “clearly cooperated with The New York Times to reveal all the stuff.”
“Now that she’s fired at him and she’s seriously injured him … now she wants a full gag order,” Kelly said.
Kelly argued that Baldoni didn’t go after Lively’s reputation, but that her image was destroyed “because she turned out to be a not-so-nice person.”
Lively’s lawsuit alleges that during a “slow dance scene,” Baldoni crossed the line when he “leaned forward and slowly pulled his lips from her ear and down her neck while saying, ‘It smells so good.’
Kelly argued that while the actors were not reciting from a script, they were still in character.
“Obviously, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are not choosing to hold hands and choke each other in front of this room of people,” she said.
The video shows the co-stars dancing, holding hands and high fives for a film montage that would have an added musical background. The two actors can be seen talking to each other, but they don’t seem to be referring to any script, even mentioning each other’s spouses by name.
“She’s totally flirtatious with him, and he’s back, but they’re talking about each other’s spouses and it’s all in good fun,” Kelly said.
“She [Lively] laughs and says: ‘Oh, you got my beard?’ She doesn’t say, ‘Oh my god, you picked me up and told me I smell good!’
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