Of all the attention-seeking looks at the Met Gala, the presence of Blake Lively was the most shameless |
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Of all the attention-seeking looks at the Met Gala, the presence of Blake Lively was the most shameless
The Met Gala was a night of spectacles.
Lena Dunham walked the red carpet dressed as a blood splatter. Bad Bunny showed up as an old man. Heidi Klum — whose two modes are wearing lingerie with her daughter or going over the top with Halloween costumes — came as a statue.
But the biggest stones of the night belonged to Blake Lively.
Mere hours after it was announced that she and her “It Ends with Us” co-star Justin Baldoni had settled their very public and very nasty lawsuit, she did what any shameless faux-feminist would do: She showed up at the Met Gala.
Lively wore a dramatic pastel Versace gown, complete with a 13-foot train that looked like a quilt made of shower poufs.
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Perhaps, subconsciously, the Hollywood mean girl hoped that the train would slough away all the stubborn muck she’s left on her career, her reputation and her friends’ reputations with her claims.
Ever entitled, Lively showed up expecting a clean slate.
But........