Netizens slam Rhea Kapoor's defence of Blake Lively's It Ends With Us promotion

Blake Lively is receiving criticism for how shersquos handling the press tour for It Ends With Us Many people are upset that shersquos avoiding discussions on the more serious topics of the film choosing instead to keep interviews light and fun Social media is filled with reactions from disappointed fans who feel shersquos overlooking the issue of domestic violence which is central to the moviersquos storyIndian producer Rhea Kapoor recently left a comment on Blake Livelyrsquos Instagram addressing the criticism surrounding the moviersquos promotional campaign However Reddit users arenrsquot supporting Rhearsquos defence of the Hollywood starRhearsquos comment said ldquoThe commentary on the marketing of the film is so sad More power to Blake Colleen and the producers for promoting the crap out of this movie As a filmmaker we know how difficult it is to bring real womenrsquos stories into the mainstream and share them with as many people as possible Celebrate women that we see everyday that have been through this and come out stronger and embrace their light Normalise telling their stories instead of throwing them into a box You want to shame the actress for wearing pretty dresses for the press tour instead What was she supposed to Hide at home in sweats a great way to ensure even fewer of these stories are told And so what if she promoted her brand shersquos a business woman and shersquos doing press god how judgmental Are WerdquoShe also praised Blake for taking on a film about domestic violence and noted ldquoA movie about DV just opened to 40 million dollarsrdquoOne Reddit user took to the platform and gave some background on the It Ends With Us Feud For context Blake is promoting the movie she starred in It Ends With Us which is centered around domestic violence However so far she has been promoting the movie as though its a romcom promoting her hair care brand alongside her alcohol brand too in which a drink is named after the main character in a pun like fashion her husband and her are styling it to be a power couple like PR strategy with Deadpool also side by side There are rumors of a rift with her costar and director Justin Baldoni theres heavy PR mudslinging from her team with lot of allegations of bodyshaming and inappropriate behavior from him There are also rumors she cosied up to the studio to get her version of the film released instead of his sicShe is getting a lot of flak for her attitude to the movie Why star in a movie about DV if you are going to treat and promote it without the seriousness of the subject matter it deals with With an alcohol brand no less Its oh domestic violence abuse and assault Well atleast you have one less worry with my shampoo line which will guarantee great hair days even when something traumatic happens like attitude which people are bashing her for sic The user continuedJust to add to the body shaming thing hellip her PR shot itself in the foot by releasing stories saying the directorcostar asked the on set trainer for her weight cuz he has a chronic back issue n wanted to train properly for scenes where he has to lift her Like this plantation barbie she chose to get married on a plantation which have a tremendously bad history of being places where slaves were employed n treated brutally n poorly they are not places of celebration at all has her nose in the air and treats people v poorly Blake n Ryan both are problematic amp I kind of was giving them a pass till now but with the drama coming out of It Ends with Us hellip yeah I am done with them both they are not good people sic Another user complainedWhy is it always a kapoor Does she think she will get noticed by ryan amp blake and then sonam will invite them to dinner Said another userOne user said Women like Rhea and Blake come from privilege They have no idea how the actual world work