Blake Lively has finally broken her month-long silence on that now-famous Instagram post that landed her in some hot water. It wasn't the photo, which showed off Blake's enviable curves on the Cannes red carpet, that caused a stir. Rather, her choice of caption, "L.A. face with an Oakland booty," was responsible for the controversy.
Many considered the caption—a line from Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back"—offensive, coming from a wealthy, white Hollywood actress. Despite approval from Sir Mix-A-Lot himself, the backlash continued.
Lively never deleted or edited the post, but in a new interview, she explains her intentions behind the post.
"It's something I was proud of," Lively says. "I never meant to offend anyone. But Sir Mix-A-Lot, he actually said a really nice thing, he was very defensive and kind, because it's just about celebrating women's bodies, and that's what I was doing."
"I would never want to hurt anyone's feelings or upset anyone," she continues. "I was celebrating my body…It's nice to have a nice curve and not look like you're starving to death."
Lively went on to explain that her red carpet looks are far from how she looks in her everyday life. "Even in that dress, I'm wearing a great, tiny corset that like someone has cinched me in within an inch of my life and it's the most favorable version," she says. "It's fun to dress up and look good on the red carpet but it's not representative [of every day]."