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Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Blake Lively returns to food prep after her 'disgusting' donut shop stunt sparked health investigation
Blake Lively 's recent promotional appearance involved public food preparation with her hair down, a choice that might raise eyebrows given a past health investigation for a similar incident. The Gossip Girl star, 37, was promoting her latest film, Another Simple Favor, with her fellow co-stars in a clip shared to the tooomuchfoood Instagram account on Wednesday. The actress, who's currently embroiled in an ongoing legal war with former co-star Justin Baldoni, was pictured preparing ravioli in a glamorous black skirt and top. She wore her long blonde hair in a side ponytail, with no hairnet covering it as she hovered over the pasta. It comes after Blake's visit to Rise Doughnuts in Wilton, Connecticut, earlier this month sparked a health and safety investigation. At the time she was called out by fans for the 'disgusting' act of not wearing a hairnet while she baked. A spokesperson for the Wilton Health Department confirmed that the business was under investigation following complaints from customers. Blake's co-stars Anna Kendrick — who has been the subject of ongoing feud rumors with Lively — Henry Golding and director Paul Feig were also present at the event. Blake was pictured helping Instagram food content creator Morgan Raum make ravioli. Since chefs in aprons were visible in the clip, it's hard to tell if Lively's food preparation was spontaneous or planned. The star's fingers, adorned with gold rings, were bare as she wasn't wearing any gloves. Blake could be heard guiding Morgan on cutting the ravioli, advising, 'you don't want to push down,' and correcting her again with a 'nope.' 'You're just trying to get these two halves to seal,' she told her. She then smiled and nodded in approval when Morgan cut the ravioli correctly. Morgan was later seen creating a cocktail with Anna, Henry and Paul but without Blake. Towards the end of the clip the stars were seen posing together with the chefs. Blake's co-stars Anna Kendrick — who has been the subject of ongoing feud rumors with Lively — Henry Golding and director Paul Feig were also present at the event, though they stuck to making cocktails Their upcoming film, A Simple Favor sequel, comes out on Prime Video May 1. It comes after Lively came under fire from furious fans who have lambasted her for an improvised scene she did while filming A Simple Favor in 2018. The actress is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with her It Ends With Us co-star Justin, after accusing him of sexual harassment and plotting a smear campaign to ruin her reputation. But in the wake of Justin's counter lawsuit, Blake's behavior on various film sets has come under fire. Earlier this month a clip has emerged that shows a surprising side to Blake's behavior on the set of A Simple Favor, when she confessed that she improvised a scene where she grabbed her co-star Henry's privates. Earlier this month Lively's sugar-coated PR stunt at a Connecticut doughnut shop sparked an official investigation into the establishment over alleged unsanitary practices. The It Ends With Us star visited Rise Doughnuts in Wilton where she was called out by fans for the 'disgusting' act of not wearing a hairnet while she baked. Posting footage from her visit, she wrote: 'Baking with genius food friends and their kitchen mixer the size of a car. This is what my happy place looks like...' It was later confirmed that the Wilton Health Department received complaints about Lively working in the kitchen without a hairnet, covering, hat, or hair-tie to keep her flaxen mane from shedding all over the $5 craft donuts - and that the business was under investigation. It's unclear what possible health code violations, sanctions, or fines could be enforced on owners Hugh Mangum and Laura Malone, who only acquired the former pizzeria in 2022. Rise Doughnuts currently has a 4.5 out of five star rating on Yelp and all new reviews are paused as 'this business is being monitored by Yelp's Support team for content related to media reports.' 'Is it the practice at this doughnut shop to allow employees handling the food to wear their hair loose & hang a few inches above a tray of doughnuts?' Yelp user J.J. complained in a recent review that got through. 'Why don't your employees have to wear hairnets? This does not seem sanitary.' Lively is still in the midst of a legal war against her It Ends With Us director Justin, whom she's accused of sexually harassing her on set. It all began December 20 when Blake filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department against the 41-year-old filmmaker for sexual harassment and retaliation on the set of the Sony Pictures drama, and revealed her side to the New York Times. Justin immediately filed a libel lawsuit for $250M against the New York Times for allegedly biased coverage of Lively's California complaint and she filed a lawsuit against him and his PR team on December 31 for his alleged 'plan to undermine her reputation in retaliation' with a 'vicious smear campaign' in retaliation for reporting sexual harassment. All of the parties deny the allegations against them.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Blake Lively Causes A Small Donut Shop To Face Investigation Over Alleged Health Code Violations
Actress Blake Lively may have been attempting to step away from the drama caused by her 'It Ends With Us' lawsuit, but it appears that the backlash was quick to follow her. The small donut shop that she visited in Wilton, CT, earlier this week, is now facing an investigation and possible fines due to the 'Gossip Girl' alum working behind the counter. In her Instagram Stories, 'The Shallows' actress shared a photo of her working at a mixer and putting treats out for the customers. 'Baking with genius food friends and their kitchen mixer the size of a car,' she wrote over the photo. 'This is what my happy place looks like.' The problem? Lively's long blonde hair can be seen dangling over the food that she was serving to customers, which presents a health risk. She did not tie her hair back out of her face, or even put on a hairnet or hat, which means that a strand of hair could have fallen in the mixer and ended up in the food. Many social media users took to Yelp and other platforms in order to complain about the health risks posed by Lively's hair and threatened to reach out to the health department to look into it. It turns out they did, as a spokesperson for the Wilton Health Department told TMZ that they have received numerous complaints and that the donut shop is now under investigation. While food safety standards vary by state, The Blast learned that the restaurant can face fines or other health code violations for not wearing hair restraints, like hairnets or hats, to prevent hair from contaminating the food. Generally, all food employees who prepare, serve, or handle food or utensils must wear hair restraints; however, there are exceptions for counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped foods. This does not apply to Lively, who was leaning over a tray of freshly baked pastries. The company is now being monitored by Yelp due to a series of 1-star reviews. A warning at the top of the page reads, 'This business is being monitored by Yelp's Support team for content related to media reports.' An additional pop-up message warns, 'This business recently received increased public attention, which often means people come to this page to post their views on the news. While we don't take a stand one way or the other when it comes to this incident, we've temporarily disabled the posting of content to this page as we work to investigate whether the content you see here reflects actual consumer experiences rather than the recent events.' 'Please note that we apply this same policy regardless of the business and regardless of the topic at issue,' the message continues. 'If you're here to leave a review based on a first-hand experience with the business, please check back at a later date.' Many customers are now questioning the sanitary measures of the business if they allowed Lively to work without a hair net, especially since another woman can be seen standing in the kitchen who is also not wearing any hair restraints. 'Is it the practice at this doughnut shop to allow employees handling the food to wear their hair loose & hang a few inches above a tray of doughnuts? Why don't your employees have to wear hairnets?' one user asked. 'This does not seem sanitary.' Several users have also questioned photos that have been shared on Instagram that show workers around the equipment without hair restraints. Another user gave the business a big thumbs-up, writing, 'DON'T LISTEN TO RECENT 1 STAR REVIEWS - a bunch of internet trolls are upset that Blake Lively was 'baker for a day' at this Wilton locally owned donut shop! These people do NOT live in the area and have never stepped foot inside of Rise.' 'As an avid customer, I can confirm that Rise donuts are the best around!! The flavors are so unique and the donuts are well made!!' they continued. 'The staff is incredibly friendly, make you feel so welcome the moment you open the door, and the owners are always willing to support local school and sports fundraisers.' Although it's clear that the bakery's loyal customers aren't swayed by the negative media attention, it still remains to be seen what kind of fines or other health code violations the bakery might face.
