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Blake Lively Visits Her 'Happy Place': A Wilton Doughnut Shop

Actress Blake Lively calls Rise Doughnuts in Wilton her "happy place" amid ongoing legal battles, according to a post on social media.

WILTON, CT — Embattled A-lister Blake Lively took to social media on Sunday to inform fans she was at her "happy place," in Wilton.

That special cubby, apparently, is doling out vanilla extract in the back of Rise Doughnuts at 28 Center Street.

According to People, the "Gossip Girl" star and avid baker was in "a really happy mood" during her stint behind the confectionary's counter.

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Rise is the brainchild of Wilton resident and celebrity chef Hugh Mangum, a former Food Network "Chopped" champion and judge on "Beat Bobby Flay" and "Fire Masters." According to People, Lively and Mangum are buddies.

"[B]aking with genius food friends and their kitchen mixer the size of a car," Lively posted to her Instagram Story. "This is what my happy place looks like."

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Lively could use as many extra sprinkles as she can find. She's embroiled in a high-profile lawsuitwhich clams director Jason Baldoni sexually harassed her on the set of their 2024 movie "It Ends With Us." Baldoni has filed a $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit against Lively, her publicist, and her husband, "Deadpool" star Ryan Reynolds.

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