Meghan McCain Calls Out Blake Lively's 'Very Insensitive' 'It Ends With Us' Promo
Meghan McCain has joined the discourse surrounding “It Ends With Us” star Blake Lively.
The conservative political commentator argued Wednesday on her “Citizen McCain” podcast that Lively, who seemed to dismiss the central theme of domestic violence in her film in a recent viral interview, delivered an “insensitive” press tour — and should do better.
“If you’re taking on the responsibility of telling the story about a woman who is in a domestic violence situation, you have to be respectful that you’re representing victims, millions and millions of women and men who are victims of domestic violence,” McCain explained.
Lively produced the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name, which centers on a flower shop owner named Lily Blossom Bloom escaping a cycle of domestic violence. But fans noticed she spent much of the film’s press tour promoting her beverage company and hair care line.
“I think the tone she’s setting in a lot of the press with this, like saying, ‘Put on your florals and come together, girls!’” McCain said Wednesday, adding: “I don’t want to put florals on and go with my girlfriends and go watch a fun girl movie about domestic violence.”
“I think that’s very insensitive and very, quite frankly, strange,” she continued.
Lively has urged audiences to “grab your florals” and see the film in a viral TikTok video, and was also excoriated on social media for her flippant answer when reporter Jake Hamilton asked what she’d tell a fan who wanted to share their experience after seeing the movie.
“Like, asking for my address, or my phone number, or, like, location share? I could just location share!” Lively responded in the controversial interview earlier this month. “I’m a Virgo, so like, are we talking