Blake Lively\u2019s sister, Robyn, didn\u2019t hold back when talking about Blake\u2019s speech at the TIME100 Gala. She opened up during an interview with People magazine at iHeartRadio\u2019s 102.7 KIIS FM Wango Tango event in California on May 10, right in the middle of Blake\u2019s legal battle with Justin Baldoni.<\/p>\n
Robyn made it clear how proud she is of her sister, saying, \u201cI\u2019m very proud. Just so you know, very proud.\u201d Her husband, actor Bart Johnson, backed her up, saying, \u201cThat\u2019s a tough thing to navigate, so we\u2019re proud.\u201d Robyn added, \u201cTo say we\u2019re proud is an understatement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blake\u2019s speech at the gala stirred up quite a bit of controversy, especially when she talked about her mom, Willie Elaine McAlpin. According to reports, many people online criticized Blake for sharing her mother\u2019s story about surviving an assault by a coworker during the speech.<\/p>\n
In the speech, Blake shared that she had a lot to say about the last two years of her life but chose not to get into it at the event. She talked about how her mom didn\u2019t get justice after her \u201cwork acquaintance\u201d tried to take her life when she was raising three young kids, even before Blake was born.<\/p>\n
Blake also said that her mom was saved by hearing another woman speak on the radio about escaping a similar experience. That woman\u2019s story gave her mom hope and courage instead of fear and shame. Blake said, \u201cBecause of hearing that woman speak about her experience instead of shutting down in fear and unfair shame, my mom is alive today. She was saved by a woman whose name she\u2019ll never know.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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