Overview

• Blake Lively delivered a six-minute speech at the TIME100 Gala in New York City on April 24, 2025, after being named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of the year.
• In her remarks, Lively highlighted the responsibility that comes with influence, emphasizing the importance of standing up for values and addressing societal issues.
• She paid tribute to her mother, Willie Elaine McAlpin, revealing her survival of an assault years before Lively was born and crediting another woman’s story for saving her mother’s life.
• Lively alluded to her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni, stating she had 'so much to say about the last two years' but chose not to elaborate at the event.
• The legal dispute between Lively and Baldoni, involving allegations of harassment, defamation, and countersuits, remains active with a trial date set for March 2026.