After Blake Lively made a legal complaint against director Justin Baldoni, three well-known actresses have come forward to support her in a powerful show of support. In the complaint, claims of retaliation during the filming of “It Ends With Us” ands claimed workplace safety problem are mades.
America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel, who all worked with Lively in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” spoke out against a “premeditated and vindictive effort” to hurt her reputation.
Hollywood has paid a lot of attention to the legal case. The papers include things that Lively’s team says are proof of a coordinated attempt to hurt her reputation. Text messages and emails from Baldoni and his public relations team discuss how to deal with Lively’s public worries about workplace safety.
“We saw her bravery in looking for a safe working environment for herself and her coworkers throughout the filming of ‘It Ends With Us,'” the actresses wrote in a joint statement. They called attention to what they called “the shameless use of domestic violence survivors’ stories to silence a woman who asked for safety.”
Another person who backs Lively is Colleen Hoover, who wrote “It Ends With Us.” After meeting Lively, Hoover said on social media, “You have been honest, kind, supportive, and patient since the day we met.” Thank you for being the kind of person you are. Don’t change. “Never give up.”
Bryan Freedman, legal counsel for Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios, strongly denied the claims in response to the accusations. He said that they were “shameful” and “categorically false.”
The four actresses have been friends for almost 20 years since they worked together on their first project in 2005 and again in 2008. The last time they were seen together in public was to support Ferrera’s Oscar-nominated performance in “Barbie.”
Because of this legal case, people are talking more generally about workplace safety and power dynamics in Hollywood. According to Lively’s co-stars, even well-known actresses can face “forceful retaliation” for supporting a safe working environment.
