Blake Lively’s co-stars from the upcoming 2005 film The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants still support her. After the producer-actor accused Justin Baldoni, the director of her blockbuster film It End’s With Us, of harassment and launched a smear campaign against him, Blake’s co-stars – Barbie-famous America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel have jointly Have come out in his support. , (Also Read: Blake Lively blames Justin Baldoni for losing hosting gig for ‘SNL’ Season 50 opener)
What did Blake’s co-stars say?
The joint statement shared on their Instagram handle read, “As Blake’s friends and sisters for twenty years, we stand with her in solidarity as she fights against the alleged campaign to destroy her reputation.” Fighting.”
“Throughout the filming of It Ends With Us, we watched her muster the courage to demand a safe workplace for herself and her co-workers on set, and we saw evidence of a premeditated and retaliatory effort to discredit her voice. Surprised to read.” This was added.
Blake’s co-stars claimed that “What is most disturbing is that the stories of domestic violence survivors are blatantly exploited to silence a woman seeking protection. The hypocrisy is astonishing.”
“We are struck by the reality that even a woman as strong, distinguished, and resourceful as our friend Blake may face tremendous retaliation if she dares to demand a safe working environment. We are inspired by our sister’s courage to stand up for herself and others,” he said.
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In her complaint, Blake accused Justin and the studio of embarking on a “multi-layered scheme” to damage her reputation after a meeting in which she and her husband Ryan Reynolds described “repeated sexual harassment” by Justin and a producer. and other disturbing behavior”. on the movie.
The complaint said the scheme included proposing to establish theories on online message boards, engineering a social media campaign and placing news stories critical of Blake.
The complaint alleges that Justin engaged publicists and crisis managers in a “sophisticated, coordinated and well-financed retaliation scheme” aimed at “burying” and “destroying” Blake if she continued her on- The public would have been met with set concerns.
The complaint states, “To avoid the risk of Ms. Lively ever revealing the truth about Mr. Baldoni, the BaldoniWayfarer team created, planted, amplified and promoted content designed to tear down Ms. Lively’s credibility. Gave.” “They engaged in the same techniques to enhance Mr. Baldoni’s credibility and suppress any negative material about him.”
The complaint also states that Baldoni “abruptly departed” from the film’s marketing plan and “used domestic violence ‘survivor material’ to protect his public image.”
Baldoni, an attorney representing Wayfarer Studios and its representatives, called the claims “completely false, defamatory and intentionally scandalous.” He rejected Blake’s allegations of a coordinated campaign, saying that the studio had “proactively” hired a crisis manager due to the numerous demands and threats made by Ms. Lively during production.
He also said that Blake threatened “not to come to the set and promote the film if his demands were not met.” The statement did not specify those demands, but Lively’s complaint lists 30 demands, which she said Justin and others agreed to after a tense meeting over their hostile work environment concerns.
Among them: “not showing nude videos or photos of women” to Blake and others on set and no discussion about pornography, sexual experiences or genitals.
She also said that Justin should not ask his trainer about his weight without his consent, should not pressure him about his religious beliefs and “should not make any further mention of his deceased father.” “
An intimacy coordinator was also required on set whenever Blake shared a scene with Baldoni and she was barred from entering her trailer or make-up trailer while she was undressed.
The demands also stipulated that there would be “no retouching of kissing scenes” in the film or no sex scenes added to the film other than those that Blake had approved at the time he signed off on it.
It Ends with Us, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 bestselling novel, was released in August, surpassing box office expectations with a $50 million debut. But the film’s release was surrounded by speculations of rift between the lead pair. Justin took a back seat to promote the film, while Lively took center stage with Ryan Reynolds.
