
The 'Proposal' star receives backlash after he insisted in an interview that he and the 'Gossip Girl' alum are both growing up 'working class' while discussing their parenting styles.
- Dec 18, 2024
AceShowbiz - Ryan Reynolds and his wife Blake Lively are under fire for his recent comment in a new interview. The "Deadpool" star sparked outrage after he insisted that he and his actress wife are both growing up "working class" while discussing their parenting styles.
"We try to give them as normal a life as possible," Ryan told The Hollywood Reporter of their four kids, James, Inez, Betty and Olin. "I try not to impose upon the difference in their childhood to my childhood or my wife's childhood."
The "Free Guy" actor went on saying, "We both grew up very working class, and I remember when they were very young, I used to say or think, like, 'Oh God, I would never have had a gift like this when I was a kid,' or, 'I never would've had this luxury of getting takeout,' or whatever."
"I realized that that's not really their bag of rocks to carry," the 48-year-old, whose parents worked as a retail saleswoman and a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Vancouver, continued. "They're already very much in touch with gratitude and understanding the world enough to have a strong sense of empathy. Those are the things that I would think [would indicate] we're doing an OK job-if our kids can empathize with other people and other kids."
The remarks didn't sit well with Internet users given Blake's background. The "It Ends With Us" actress grew up around the entertainment industry as her dad Ernie Lively was an actor and director. As for her mom Elaine, she used to work as a talent agent in the entertainment industry.
Upon catching wind of the interview, some fans immediately blasted Ryan for the working class comment. "Quick search: She grew up in Tarzana and then went to Burbank High. Her whole family was in the entertainment business. She was cast in 'Sisterhood for the Traveling Pants' while she was a teen. It's giving at least middle class. Anyway none of that matters bc she's rich and insufferable now. Bye," one wrote on Instagram.
Another said, "You keep using that word, 'working class.' I do not think it means what you think it means." Someone else added, "Just because her parents worked, doesn't make them working class."