Activists accuse Blake Lively of endangering shark life

Blake Lively has come under fire for her upcoming Hollywood flick The Shallows for its portrayal of a surfer fighting to fend off a shark attack.

Shark conservationists have attacked actor Blake Lively for her role in the upcoming Hollywood flick, The Shallows. The 28-year-old portrays a surfer fighting for her life after being attacked by a great white shark in the upcoming horror-thriller. Valerie Faye, the writer of a new online petition, believes the film poses a great danger for the sea creatures, reported CNN.

US actor Blake Lively plays a surfer who is attacked by a shark in The Shallows. (AFP)

Her petition, which has already garnered over 21,000 signatures, reads, “In reality, we pose a greater danger to sharks than they do to us. Blake Lively is responsible for perpetuating the false belief that sharks should be hunted and not helped. According to National Geographic, for every human killed by a shark, humans kill approximately two million sharks!”

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Watch the trailer of The Shallows here: