Blake Lively recently filed a sexual harassment lawsuit Opposite her is It Ends With You director and co-star, Justin Baldoni. In response, Colin Hoover, author of the book It ends with us— on which the film is based — and the film’s executive producer have also come forward to support Blake.
On Saturday, Coleen took to her Instagram Stories to share her support for Blake. She wrote, “@blakelively, since the day we met you have been honest, kind, supportive and patient. Thank you for being exactly the human you are. Never change. Never match.”
Along with her statement, Colleen Hoover included a link to a New York Times article, “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside the Hollywood Smear Machine,” which detailed Blake Lively’s allegations against Justin Baldoni, including her claims of a “social manipulation” campaign. was And his team to “destroy” his image. Reports also confirmed that Justin has been dropped by his agency, WME, following allegations of sexual harassment.
In the lawsuit, Blake alleges that Justin engaged in sexual harassment and conducted a smear campaign to damage her reputation. She claimed that Justin and his team targeted her public image after she attended a meeting with her husband and actor Ryan Reynolds. The purpose of the meeting, she said, was to address “repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior” by Justin and a producer involved in the film.
Justin Baldoni’s team denied Blake Lively’s allegations. Her statement to Variety read, “It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives have made such serious and patently false allegations against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its representatives, as another desperate attempt to ‘fix’ her negative reputation. During the campaign for the film From his own comments and actions; interviews and press activities that were publicly observed, in real time and unpublished, allowing the Internet to generate their own thoughts and opinions.”
It Ends With Us was released in August 2024 and drew attention to the tension between Blake and Justin. The two stars promoted the film separately, fueling speculations about their strained relationship.
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