With the Kate Middleton Photoshop drama being all the internet can talk about these days, Blake Lively cleverly used the royal controversy as a genius marketing opportunity.

On Friday, the actress shared a new Betty Buzz campaign that seemingly poked fun at Middleton's heavily-edited Mother's Day photo on Instagram. “I’m so excited to share this new photo I just took today to announce our 4 new @bettybuzz & @bettybooze products!" Lively wrote alongside a snapshot of herself that was obviously manipulated, before cheekily nodding to the Princess of Wales again. "Now you know why I’ve been MIA," she added.

In the pic, Lively can be seen lounging by the pool while holding one of the newest drink flavors in her hand. The photoshoot included several major Photoshop fails — including her thumb looking abnormally large, a disproportionate lemon falling from the sky above her, and the chair she's sitting in not even being connected.

Fans immediately got the joke, with one hilariously writing, "Haters will say it’s photoshop." Another added, "Kate works hard, but Blake works harder."

Last week, Middleton celebrated U.K. Mother's Day with a new photo with her three kids posted to her Instagram account. But just hours later, photo agencies and publications began to pull the image from their websites due to concerns of manipulation. This, coupled with the "Kate Is Missing" conspiracy theories that started shortly after her abdominal surgery, the internet became even more suspicious of what's going on at the palace.

In an effort to quell the public skepticism, Middleton came out with a statement apologizing for her poor Photoshop skills. "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused," she tweeted, adding: "I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother's Day."

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