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Blake LivelyThe sisterhood has her back.
On Sunday, December 22, with the actress The sisterhood of travel pants costars, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledelissued a statement in support of the star amid her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.
“As Blake’s friends and sisters for over twenty years, we stand in solidarity with her as she fights the reported campaign to destroy her reputation,” the trio wrote in a joint statement. shared via Instagram after Lively accused Baldoni, 40, of sexual harassment on set It ends with usas well as orchestrating and smear campaign against her.
The actresses continued, “During filming It ends with usWe saw her muster the courage to ask for a safe workplace for herself and her colleagues on set, and we are horrified to read evidence of a premeditated and vindictive effort to discredit her voice. Most disturbing is the shameless exploitation of the stories of victims of domestic violence to silence a woman who asked for safety. The hypocrisy is astounding.”
Months after the reported rift between It Ends With Us brothers Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, she sued him for sexual harassment. In the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, Dec. 20, and obtained by Us Weekly after being reported by TMZ and The New York Times, Lively accused Baldoni of launching (…)
“It baffles us that even a woman as strong, celebrated and resourceful as our friend Blake can face violent retaliation for daring to ask for a safe work environment,” the trio said. “We are inspired by our sister’s courage to stand up for herself and others.”
The statement concluded: “For anyone seeking additional information or joining this important online conversation, please read the full legal complaint in the investigative report by Megan Twohey, Mike McIntire and Julie Tate for New York Times.”
Lively (37) starred in 2005 alongside Ferrera (40), Tamblyn (41) and Bledel (43) Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and its 2008 sequel amid her rise to fame Gossip Girl.
Tamblyn shared a personal note via her Instagram Stories on Sunday, saying she is Lively’s “confidante” amid the alleged on-set struggles she experienced on set. It ends with us.
UPDATE 12/21/24 at 10:30 a.m. ET: TMZ reported in December that Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment and “serious emotional distress.” His lawyer, Bryan Freedman, said in a statement to Us Weekly that the allegations are “completely false, outrageous and intentionally shameful.” We reached out to Lively’s rep for comment at the time. The original story (…)
“I remember how incredibly painful it was for her,” Tamblyn wrote. “I’m glad it all came to light with solid news and receipts,” she continued, directing her followers to The New York Times‘ coverage of the lawsuit.
In a lawsuit filed with the California Department of Civil Complaints on Friday, December 20, Lively accused Baldoni, her It ends with us actress and director of sexual harassment on set and running a “social manipulation” campaign to damage her reputation.
In the statement to My WeeklyBaldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedmanstated that Lively’s allegations were “completely false, outrageous, and intentionally scurrilous”. Freedman claimed that Lively sued to “correct her negative reputation” and “exaggerate the story” regarding the film’s production. Freedman further alleged that Lively made “multiple demands and threats” during filming. It ends with usincluding “threatening to not show up on set, threatening not to promote the film, ultimately leading to its demise during release if her demands were not met.”
In the statement to The New York Times posted on Saturday, December 21 Lively denied any involvement in spreading negative information about Baldoni. “I hope my legal action will help pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about wrongdoing and help protect others who may be targeted,” she said.
