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Blake Lively is criticised for impersonating a black woman in SNL skit three years before slave plantation wedding to Ryan Reynolds - after  backlash for joking about blackface


The actress, 37, and her husband Ryan Reynolds are currently embroiled in a lawsuit with her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni after accusing him of sexual harassment.

Using African American Vernacular English (AAVE) Blake - who was wearing a dark wig that appeared to resemble straightened afro hair - then shouted: 'You need to drop that attitude, I'm in no kind mood for that. Blake Lively has been criticised for impersonating a black woman in a SNL skit from 15 years ago in latest blow after plantation wedding row and joking about blackface Years after tying the knot, the Deadpool actor branded the wedding 'a giant f***ing mistake' in a 2020 interview after the pair were widely criticised for seemingly glamorising the former plantation where Black slaves suffered and died.

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