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Blake Lively discusses being given a 'voice' and 'uplifting people when it's scary' amid Justin Baldoni scandal as she is named as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People


The Hollywood star, 37, was included on the esteemed list amid a difficult year which has seen her embroiled in a lawsuit with her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni.

She also thanked civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill - who was head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund when Blake and her husband Ryan Reynolds gave $1million to the organization in 2019 - for her glowing tribute. Since the day I met you, you have shown me grace, kindness, curiosity, wisdom, strength, knowledge and the power of the female fire to illuminate in times of darkness,' she continued. She received a glowing tribute in the magazine from Sherrilyn Ifill, who was head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund when Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds (left) donated $1 million to it

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