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Blake Livelyopened up about her “intense” year in a new interview.

Last December, BlakesuedherIt Ends with Uscostar and director Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment and a subsequent retaliatory smear campaign. Justin has sincesued her, alleging defamation and extortion. They are set to go to trialnext year.

Little has been said outside the star’s lawyers. However, amid the release ofAnother Simple Favor, Blake took toLate Night with Seth Meyersand was asked about her family life. After divulging the quirks of her four young children, she added, “It’s no surprise, I’ve had a pretty intense year. They’re just my lifeline. No matter what day I am having, I have to be Disneyland every day for them. It’s the best.”

“I see so many women around afraid to speak, especially right now, afraid to share their experience. Fear is by design, it’s what keeps us silent. But I also acknowledge that many people don’t have the opportunity to speak, so I do feel fortunate that I’ve been able to,” she said.

“It’s the women who have had the ability to use their voice that’s kept me strong and helped me in my belief and my fight for the world to be safer for women and girls. It’s a pretty simple thing,” Blake added.

Blake furtheralludedto what was happening in her speech at the 2025 Time100 Gala last month, where she said, “I have so much to say about the last two years of my life, but tonight is not the forum. What I will speak to separately is the feeling of being a woman who has a voice today.”

You can watch the full interviewhere.

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