Stalking and harassment are scary enough for any individual, but celebrities endure it from the paparazzi constantly. From car chases to getting photographed in private locations, the paps can wreak havoc on a person's life. And this is why renowned actor Blake Lively is taking a stand.
In the comments section of a now-deleted 2021 Instagram post by the Daily Mail Australia, the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" actor called the outlet out for uploading photos of her smiling and waving with her children. According to the actor, the publication used the pictures to portray a happy family day out when they were actually taken under duress.
Lively's comment, which was archived by @blakelivelyaustralia, read: "You edit together these images together to look like I'm happily waving. But that is deceitful." The actor went on to explain that the cameramen kept jumping out at her children from bushes and stalking them all day long. Things got so bad that a stranger had to step in to talk to the paparazzi and demand that they behave. When Lively tried to reason with the photographer, he would run away and wait to ambush them again. "Where is your morality here?" she demanded. "I would like to know. Or do you simply not care about the safety of children?" She asked Daily Mail Australia to delete the photos to protect the privacy of her kids, to which they obliged.
