'A Simple Favor' AD hints Blake Lively's 'cruel' behavior made her cry every day leading her to quit job

Barbara Szeman, who worked as an assistant director on 'A Simple Plan', claimed that a certain person's poor behavior led her to 'quit being an AD'
PUBLISHED FEB 13, 2025
Barbara Szeman, who worked as an assistant director on 'A Simple Favor', hinted at Blake Lively's unpleasant behavior in an Instagram comment (Getty Images, @barbwiretv/Instagram)
Barbara Szeman, who worked as an assistant director on 'A Simple Favor', hinted at Blake Lively's unpleasant behavior in an Instagram comment (Getty Images, @barbwiretv/Instagram)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Blake Lively is having a tough time lately as her 'It Ends With Us' co-star and director Justin Baldoni filed a $400 million lawsuit against her and her husband Ryan Reynolds in January over the messy fallout.

Moreover, a woman recently hinted that the 'Gossip Girl' actress was not the best person to work with on a movie set.

The woman named Barbara Szeman (@barbwiretv) commented on an Instagram post made by Henry Golding, promoting his and Lively's film 'Another Simple Favor' — a sequel to 'A Simple Favor'. She mentioned that she was an AD or assistant director in the prequel and a certain person was the reason she "quit being an AD," according to Perez Hilton.


 
 
 
 
 
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'A Simple Favor' assistant director hints Blake Lively's 'cruel' behavior made her quit her job

Barbara Szeman wrote in her comment, "I worked with you on the first one. My experience with everyone was absolutely amazing, except for a certain someone who is the reason I quit being an AD. Guess who that person is…. I wish you all the best with this though!"

Notably, she didn’t reveal behavior specifics and didn’t even name the actress. However, it didn’t take long for netizens to assume Lively to be the mystery person in question.

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Barbara Szeman's first comment under Henry Golding's post (Screengrab/@henrygolding/Instagram)

Szeman acknowledged that she is happy to see "karma" striking the "certain person," who allegedly made her cry all the time.

She wrote in another comment, "Thanks for the kindness. I want to avoid attention around this but I will say she was cruel to many. I know I cried my way home many nights because you try so hard to please someone who is never pleased and puts you down constantly. I can’t believe it’s actually getting back at her. Karma is real."

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Barbara Szeman's second comment under Henry Golding's post (Screengrab/@henrygolding/Instagram)

'Gossip Girl' extra claims Blake Lively was 'horrendous and very unpleasant' to work with on set

This comes after Rossella Rago, an actress turned social media influencer, claimed in a TikTok video in January that Blake Lively was "horrendous" and "very unpleasant to work with" on the set of 'Gossip Girl'.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 22: Blake Lively attends the Deadpool & Wolverine World Premiere at the David H. Koch Theater on July 22, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)
Blake Lively attends the Deadpool & Wolverine World Premiere at the David H Koch Theater on July 22, 2024, in New York City (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)

She also claimed that 'The Age of Adaline' star was a "nepo baby."

Rago added that Lively had earlier "thrown people under the bus" and did the same with Baldoni, according to Daily Mail. "She is used to being adored and when she is not, s**t gets real, and Baldoni has found out how real it gets," she added. 

"She would burp and fart in the middle of set – and act like we were lucky to be smelling her farts," Rago said further into the video. 

Rago, who has worked as a stand-in on films and TV shows for 15 years, reportedly worked on 'Gossip Girl' as an extra on and off for all six seasons. 

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