Blake Lively hasn’t been having the best year – at least as far as her reputation is concerned due to her ongoing legal battle with It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni.
Therefore, it should come as no surprise to learn that there were many negative reactions to her inclusion on the prestigious 2025 TIME100 ‘Most Influential’ list. But the plot thickens, as it’s recently been reported that her agent may have “pulled strings” to get her on the list, which has unsurprisingly angered the internet all over again. Keep reading to find out more…
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Blake Lively's Agent Reportedly 'Pulled Strings' To Get Her On The 'TIME100' List
According to The Blast, the Another Simple Favor actress's agent Ari Emanuel played a huge part in her client's inclusion on the list. Another insider reiterated this, telling the Daily Mail: "Some believe that Emanuel may well have pulled strings to get Lively honored by TIME."
The insider also hinted that the the Betty Buzz founder's philanthropy is the real reason for her inclusion on the list, and referenced her respective $200,000 and $1M donations to civil rights causes in 2020 and 2021. This was echoed by American lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill, who is famous for her work with the NAACP, who wrote a blurb for TIME in honor of Blake being on the list.
Ifill wrote: "I don't know the Blake Lively of the red carpet. Or the Met Gala. I never watched Gossip Girl. The Blake Lively I know is a philanthropist." She then referenced Blake and husband Ryan Reynolds' substantial 2019 donation to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and noted that she "did her homework" before finding the right cause to support. However, all of this didn’t stop social media from voicing their negative opinions…
Reactions To Blake Lively's Inclusion On The 'TIME100' List
"How much did Blake Lively have to pay to be on TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2025 list? [What] has she influenced people to do?" asked one confused X user, as a second agreed, writing: "How much did Blake pay TIME for a spot?" "Damn! Blake's PR team going to be turning clients away!" exclaimed a third.
"Blake Lively have dirt on TIME as well?" asked a fourth, followed by a crying laughing emoji. "Blake Lively being on this list is an insult to the rest of the recipients who actually deserve it," thought a fifth, as a sixth slammed: "Blake? Yeah can't take this seriously."
"Imagine thinking Blake writing a check is at the same level of Simone Biles' accomplishments," noted a seventh, as an eighth added: "Putting Blake's name beside ScarJo is like putting a pile of [expletive] (Blake) beside a Treasure Chest of gold (ScarJo) She doesn’t belong there. Period."
