All that drama about Blake Lively and 'It Ends With Us' in August 2024 didn't go over well with her. Here's how Lively reportedly felt.

Blake Lively’s latest movie, It Ends With Us, is a solid hit and a rare success for a romantic drama among blockbusters. Unfortunately, most of the news surrounding the film hasn’t been about its great box office results,

Blake Lively was caught off guard by the negative attention she faced while rolling out her hit movie It Ends With Us. The actress was "pretty surprised at the backlash and drama" that surrounded the romantic drama's release last month, a source tells PEOPLE.

It Ends With Us has been a mixed blessing for the movie's star and co-producer, Blake Lively. Based on the best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover, the movie is a box office hit and the highest earner of Lively's career.

Blake Lively wasn't expecting the debut of her movie It Ends With Us to go the way it did. According to a source, the actress was "pretty surprised at the backlash and drama" that ensued following the flick's August 9 premiere.

Blake Lively is finally putting her foot down following It Ends With Us backlash.The 37-year-old actress, who recently starred as Lily Bloom in Colleen Hoover’s adaptation of the same

Blake Lively features in the lead role as Lily Bloom in Justin Baldoni's It Ends With Us. The film came out last month.

During the promotion of the movie, Lively felt particularly vulnerable and upset by the constant media attention, as she was frequently featured in the news in a negative light. The source shared that this kind of experience was new to her,