United Kingdom, Feb. 23 -- Blake Lively has slammed The Hollywood Reporter as "sexist".

The actress, 37, hit out at the publication after its recent cover image depicted her launching a slingshot at Justin Baldoni - who she is suing for sexual harassment after they worked together on the 'It Ends With us' film - calling the image "outrageously insulting".

A spokesperson for Blake told The Daily Mail: "The Hollywood Reporter should be ashamed of itself.

"The framing in this picture is outrageously insulting as it plays into every sexist trope about women who dare file a workplace complaint, turning them into the aggressor, and suggesting they deserve the retaliation that comes their way."

Blake is currently in a legal dispute with Bald...