Blake Lively in “Time100” list chosen: one of the most influential people in the world

In the past few weeks it has been hailing negative headlines for Blake Lively (37), who is in the middle of a legal dispute with her co-star Justin Baldoni (41), who is said to have sexually harassed her on the film set of “Only once”. This message may have been balm for her soul: the actress was appointed one of the 100 most influential people in the world by the American.

Lively was listed together with political personalities such as US President Donald Trump (78) or Nobel Prize winner Demis Hassabis (48, CEO of Google Deepmind) in the list of the “Time100 2025”. The choice of the actress, who has had to position herself in the controversial legal dispute for months. In an explanation of “Time”, the civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill said: “I don’t know the Blake LiveLy from the red carpet. Or that from the Met Gala. I have never seen ‘Gossip Girl’. In doing so, she refers to the fight against voter suppression and police brutality.

This year Blake Lively is on the list with these colleagues from the entertainment industry: Scarlett Johansson, Ed Sheeran, Kristen Bell, Adrien Brody, K-Pop-icon Rosé, Jon M. Chu, Danielle Deadwyler, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Diego Luna, Hiroyuki Sanada, Mohammad Rasoulof, Hozier, Myles Smith, Yoshiki and more.

The “Time” magazine has announced its annual list of the most influential people in the world for the 22nd time. The five cover figures of the “Time100 2025” edition include “The Substance” star Demi Moore, who wants to change the perception of women in their sixty: “In fact, this is an incredibly powerful, exciting and lively time.” Also rapper Snoop Dog, tennis heroine Serena Williams, singer Ed Sheeran and Demis Hassabis.

In the list of the American magazine, one hundred -effective personalities of the year are listed and divided into five categories with 20 representatives each: leaders and revolutionaries, artists and entertainers, makers and titans, scientists and thinkers as well as heroes and icons.

The most listed personalities include XI Jinping (twelve mentions), Barack Obama (eleven mentions) and Hillary Clinton as well as Oprah Winfrey (ten mentions) and Angela Merkel (nine mentions).