Blake Lively accused of making an assistant director cry, forcing her to quit: “Karma is real”

Blake Lively is facing accusations of being a “mean girl” on the set of A Simple Favor, with claims that she repeatedly reduced a crew member to tears.Barbara Szeman, listed on IMDb as an assistant director for the 2018 film, seemingly called out Lively in a series of now-deleted comments on Henry Golding’s recent Instagram post about the sequel, Another Simple Favor, which is set to be released soon.”I worked with you on the first one,” she wrote to Golding. “My experience with everyone was absolutely amazing, except for a certain someone who is the reason I quit being an AD.”She then hinted at Lively without mentioning her name, adding, “Guess who that person is…” before concluding, “I wish you all the best with this though!”Szeman’s comment quickly gained attention, which she claimed she had hoped to avoid. However, she ultimately spoke out, alleging that the *Gossip Girl* star was “cruel to many.””I know I cried my way home many nights because you try so hard to please someone who is never pleased and puts you down constantly,” she added.She also suggested that Lively’s current legal dispute with Justin Baldoni over conflicts on and off the set of *It Ends With Us* was a form of payback, writing, “I can’t believe it’s actually getting back at her. Karma is real.”On Facebook, Szeman seemed to regret commenting after her remarks went viral, posting, “Last time I left a comment on an Instagram post.”A surprised friend responded, “I didn’t know this!!! I had heard from people that she was so nice and lovely to work with – apparently not,” to which Szeman replied, “maybe for them. Not for me lol.”She also reacted positively to a comment from another friend who wrote, “I’ve been thinking about you and this whole situation because you told me the stories so long ago. It’s good that you commented.”