Is Blake Lively a horrible person to work with?

1. What the allegations say and where they come from

Multiple recent pieces recount crew members and insiders accusing Lively of unprofessional or abrasive behavior: an assistant director who said she was brought to tears on the set of A Simple Favor, a former Gossip Girl runner who described feeling ignored, and viral social-media claims of rude conduct during a public outing — all presented in press reports and excerpts of first-person posts or interviews ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}.

2. Patterns vs. isolated incidents

The reporting points to a recurring theme rather than a single outburst: separate voices from different productions and years describe dismissive or controlling conduct, and industry chatter reportedly has some directors wary of working with her because she’s viewed as being “controlling on set” ^{[5] [3]}. Yet these accounts are not a systematic, corroborated dossier — they are individual testimonies amplified by tabloid and entertainment outlets ^{[5] [2]}.

3. Context: the Baldoni legal fight and media dynamics

Many of the negative accounts have surfaced amid Lively’s public and legal conflict with Justin Baldoni, a context that both motivates people to speak and invites online amplification of claims; some comments were posted and later deleted, and Lively’s attorney has framed parts of the narrative as reputation-driven responses ^{[1] [2] [4]}. This does not invalidate witnesses’ statements, but it does mean the timing and amplification are entwined with a broader PR struggle ^{[1] [2]}.

4. Pushback, legal maneuvers and limits of proof

There is documented pushback: Lively has pursued legal action in related disputes and her attorney has publicly criticized accusations as attempts to shape reputation, indicating active defense against the claims ^[1]. The available reporting does not include extensive, on-the-record corroboration from multiple crew members across the same productions or formal investigations that would establish a pattern to the standard workplaces rely on to label someone irredeemably “horrible.”

5. What hiring sources and industry insiders claim

Some outlets cite industry sources saying directors are hesitant to hire her because stars who act like “backseat directors” make studios nervous — an industry perception that can stick even if based on a few incidents, and which influences whether someone is considered “difficult” irrespective of intent ^[5]. Such reputational effects matter in Hollywood even when evidence is mixed.

6. How to weigh allegations responsibly

A fair assessment recognizes credible harm when multiple, independent accounts point to similar conduct, but it also recognizes the journalistic limits here: many reports rely on anonymous or deleted social posts, single-person recollections, and secondhand industry commentary rather than formal complaints or widespread corroboration ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}. The presence of similar complaints suggests real friction on some sets, but does not prove universal or malicious intent.

7. Conclusion — answering the question directly

It is inaccurate to declare definitively that Blake Lively is a “horrible person to work with” for everyone; the record shows several credible-seeming allegations and an emerging reputation that some in the industry and some former crew members describe as difficult to work with, yet the evidence remains primarily anecdotal and colored by the current legal/PR fight ^{[1] [2] [5] [3]}. The responsible conclusion is that there are repeated reports of problematic behavior that should be taken seriously, but not enough transparent, corroborated reporting to label her universally “horrible” without caveats.