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Blake Lively’s sister Robyn responded to sexual harassment lawsuit yes it is Gossip Girl actor vs Justin Baldoni.
Blake’s older sister, 52, took to her Instagram story on Saturday (December 21) to share the screenshots from a The New York Times investigations it explained some details of the lawsuit. The New York Times also released alleged text messages from Baldoni, suggesting he orchestrated a smear campaign against Lively while their film It ends with us was promoted.
“FINALLY justice for my sister @BlakeLively,” the elder Lively wrote, highlighting certain sentences and phrases from the article. She then encouraged her followers to read the article in a follow-up post as she linked to the article and wrote “Blake Lively” with a heart drawn around the name.
Lively’s sister isn’t the only person speaking out in Lively’s defense.
Author of the book It ends with us book, Colleen Hoover also showed her support for Lively in her Instagram Story.
“@blakelively since the day we met you have been nothing but genuine, kind, supportive and patient,” the author wrote. “Thank you for being exactly the man you are. Never change. Never wither.”
The lawsuit mainly revolves around incidents that occurred during the filming process It ends with us in which Baldoni both acted and directed.
In the film based on Hoover’s novel, Lily (Lively) falls in love with Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni) before reconnecting with her first love (Brandon Sklenar) – against a backdrop of domestic violence.
In the lawsuit, obtained from TMJLively claims that Baldoni engaged in behavior that caused her “serious emotional distress” and that after the film’s distributor approved her requests to change jobs, Baldoni responded to the requests by creating a smear campaign intended to “destroy” her image.
said Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freeman TMJ that Lively’s lawsuit was filed to “repair her negative reputation.”
Freeman said that The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants The actor’s claims were “false, outrageous and deliberately malicious with the intent to cause public injury”. He added that Lively caused trouble on the film set by “threatening not to [show] to the installation, threatening not to promote the film, which ultimately led to its demise during its run.”
Baldoni and Lively’s feud first became publicly known during It ends with us press tour.