Blake Lively faces backlash over Kate Middleton joke as fans brand her 'cruel'
ok.co.ukBlake Lively has been criticised by fans after joking about the recent controversy surrounding Kate Middleton's edited mother's day photo.The former Gossip Girl star, 36, shared a advertisement for her drink brand Betty Booze, which saw her face edited onto a woman's body as she held some of the drinks.
Captioning this, Blake wrote: "I’m so excited to share this new photo I just took today to announce our 4 new @bettybuzz & @bettybooze products!" She then appeared to make reference to the conspiracy theories surrounding Kate's recent absence from the public eye as she added: "Now you know why I’ve been MIA." Other Instagram users were quick to criticise the actress for her comments, with one writing: "Not funny at all!
Bullying a sick mother just for the sake of marketing your brand is called money slavery." While another added: "Woman to woman- Kicking someone when the are down is deplorable." "Low blow.
Just unfollowed. I think someone’s energy is best spent on building people up! NOT tearing them down or making fun of them.This is ‘adult bullying’ at its ‘best’!" penned a third.
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