Jana Kramer reacts to Blake Lively's DV comments: 'It does define you'

Jana Kramer hasn’t seen “It Ends With Us” — but she has thoughts about Blake Lively’s controversial press tour.

The “One Tree Hill” alum reflected on her own experience with domestic violence while discussing the film on Sunday’s episode of her “Whine Down” podcast.

“It’s hard for people to talk about domestic violence when they haven’t, themselves … in real life had the hands of domestic violence on them,” the actress, 40, told listeners over the weekend.

Jana Kramer in Instagram selfie
Jana Kramer reacted to Blake Lively’s controversial “It Ends With Us” press tour.Instagram/kramergirl

Jana Kramer and Caroline Stanbury in Sunday's "Whine Down" podcast episode
She addressed the drama on her “Whine Down” podcast Sunday.

She appeared to reference a recent BBC News interview in which Lively, 37, claimed it is “deeply empowering” to show how her character, Lily Bloom, is not “defined by” the abuse she experienced.

“For people to say it doesn’t define you, it does define you,” Kramer said. “It has made me who I am. And though people can say it doesn’t define you, it [does].

“One of the biggest pieces of me is domestic violence,” she continued, calling that the “biggest thread” in her life.

Jana Kramer in Instagram selfie
Kramer wants the “messaging to be about domestic violence and how to help people and how to get help.”Instagram/kramergirl

Blake Lively filming "It Ends With Us" in May 2023
She seemingly addressed Lively claiming her character isn’t “defined by” domestic violence.GC Images

Kramer, who has previously detailed the abuse she suffered at the hands of ex-husband Michael Gambino, expressed disappointment over the movie’s marketing since she assumed it was a “rom-com, bring your girls” project.

“I would love the messaging to go to DV with [the] media instead of talking about riffs and everything else,” the singer said, referencing Lively’s apparent feud with co-star and director Justin Baldoni. “The movie is about domestic violence.”

Kramer noted that she “started hearing stuff” and became “sad because [she] just want[s] the messaging to be about domestic violence and how to help people and how to get help.”

Jana Kramer in Instagram selfie
“It does define you,” Kramer insisted.Instagram/kramergirl

Jana Kramer in Instagram selfie
The “One Tree Hill” alum has previously shared her own experience with domestic violence.Instagram/kramergirl

Lively, notably, has been slammed by social media users for marketing her Blake Brown haircare and Betty Buzz alcohol brand while promoting the movie.

The “Gossip Girl” alum also found herself under fire for giving a sarcastic response to a serious question about the movie’s heavy themes during an virual press junket.

This backlash brought throwback interviews to light as well, with Lively making headlines for previously using a transgender slur and insulting a reporter.

Blake Lively films "It Ends With Us"
Lively has been slammed for promoting her side projects during the film’s press tour.

While the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” star has yet to comment on the scandal surrounding the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s book, her co-star Brandon Sklenar seemingly came to her defense last week.

“Vilifying the women who put so much of their heart and soul into making this film because they believe so strongly in its message seems counterproductive and detracts from what this film is about,” the actor, 34, wrote via Instagram.

Without using her name, Sklenar called recent headlines about Lively the “opposite of the point.”

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni film "It Ends With Us" in January 2024
She and Baldoni have also made headlines for a rumored feud.GC Images

Blake Lively in 2017 interview
Amid the drama, many of Lively’s old interviews have resurfaced.DP/30: The Oral History Of Hollywood/Youtube

In the wake of the drama, Lively was spotted for the first time on Saturday kissing husband Ryan Reynolds at pal Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island mansion.

Baldoni, for his part, enjoyed a Universal Studios trip with his wife, Emily, and their two children this past weekend.

A source told Page Six that the “Jane the Virgin” alum, who is working with a crisis PR manager, made Lively feel “uncomfortable” on set.