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Blake Livelyis once again facing backlash over a resurfaced clip in which she admits todoing blackface.

), after being rejected by multiple colleges.

Lively played Monica Moreland, the high school crush of the protagonist (Long).

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At one point in the interview, theGossip Girlalumdescribes herself as a geek, which makes Long laugh.

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Excuse me,Livelyinterjects.

Long responded that her behavior was sweet and endearing and not geekish.

Blake Lively posing against a dark background wearing brown outfit.

However, almost twenty years later, the internet has other adjectives to describe her actions.

Oh yeah, how?

Stalking is something already psycho the black face is wooooooooooooorst!!!!!!!!!!

Blake Lively smiling with flowers behind her.

For good, another said.

Shes going to think this a part of the smear campaign, commented a third.

One doesnt cancel the other, and I wish people online would realize that, an additional user said.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds posing at an event.

Blake married Ryan Reynolds in 2012 at Boone Hall, a former slave plantation in South Carolina.

Its something well always be deeply and unreservedly sorry for,Reynoldssaid.

Its impossible to reconcile.

Blake Lively wearing a neutral-colored outfit.

What we saw at the time was a wedding venue on Pinterest.

What we saw after was a place built upon devastating tragedy.

Years ago, we got married again at home but shame works in weird ways.

Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds smiling for a picture outdoors.

It doesnt mean you wont f**k up again.

But re-patterning and challenging lifelong social conditioning is a job that doesnt end.

What we saw at the time was a wedding venue on Pinterest.

Boone Hall Plantation, a former plantation where Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds got married.

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We dont know what its like to experience that life day in and day out.

We cant imagine feeling that kind of fear and anger.

Were ashamed that in the past weve allowed ourselves to be uninformed about how deeply rooted systemic racism is.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds posing for a photo, with Blake pointing her finger at Ryan’s nose.

It continued: Weve been teaching our children differently than the way our parents taught us.

Theyve led us to huge avenues of education.

Baldoni thensued Lively and Reynoldson claims of civil extortion, defamation, and invasion of privacy.

Blake Lively in an interview wearing a white top.

Livelys team quickly countered that the video supported her case, as it showed discomfort and unwanted touching.

Bored Pandahas contacted Blake Livelys representatives for comment.

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