Blake Lively just can’t seem to avoid controversy these days as she is now said to be in a heated feud with TV personality Joanna Gaines.
The Hollywood star’s visit to Gaines’ Hotel 1928 in Waco, Texas, was filled with drama over an apparent security mishap, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
According to Hollywood insider Rob Shuter, Lively was left livid at Gaines and her hotel security staff, claiming they “dropped the ball” after apparently not pulling out all the stops to keep her identity a secret.
“There was no red carpet, no closed-off floor,” one staffer explained – adding: “She walked through the lobby just like everyone else. If she wanted privacy, she sure didn’t act like it.”
A local also claimed Lively – who was in town to promote her new film Another Simple Favor – was “acting” like the hotel was “Buckingham Palace.”
“It’s Waco. Relax,” the resident added.
At one point, the Gossip Girl star is said to have followed a hotel guest to her car and recorded her license plate after being seen in the lobby.
Guest Kaitlyn Cooper claimed the movie star was “acting super paranoid,” and added: “She didn’t just notice us. She circled the car. It was really weird.”
Meanwhile, one insider labeled Lively’s behavior as “dramatic” and “completely over the top.”
They continued: “She made a scene when she was the one being loud and drawing attention. She’s not as low-key as she wants people to think.”
Another source doubled down and said: “It’s ironic. She hates being filmed — but had no problem allegedly filming someone else when she didn’t like it. That’s not privacy, that’s control.”
All this comes as Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds‘ lives have been rocked after she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni in December 2024.
Among Lively’s shocking accusations, she noted a specific dance scene in It Ends With Us, in which she said Baldoni made indecent comments about the perfume she was wearing and went off-script by kissing her neck.