America Ferrera,Alexis BledelandAmber Tamblynare supportingBlake Lively, just days after she filed asexual harassment complaintagainst herIt Ends with UscostarJustin Baldoni.
In a joint statement shared on Instagram on Sunday, Dec. 21, the actresses — who all starred alongside Lively in the 2005 movieThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants— voiced their support for theGossip Girlalum, 37, amid her allegations against Baldoni, 40.
America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, Blake Lively and Alexis Bledel.Clint Spaulding/Penske Media via Getty
Clint Spaulding/Penske Media via Getty
“As Blake’s friends and sisters for over twenty years, we stand with her in solidarity as she fights back against the reported campaign waged to destroy her reputation,” the statement began. “Throughout the filming ofIt Ends with Us, we saw her summon the courage to ask for a safe workplace for herself and colleagues on set, and we are appalled to read the evidence of a premeditated and vindictive effort that ensued to discredit her voice.”
“Most upsetting is the unabashed exploitation of domestic violence survivors' stories to silence a woman who asked for safety. The hypocrisy is astounding,” the statement continued.
“I’m glad all of this has come to light with solid reporting and receipts. I ask you to please read the full article and specifically, the legal complaint at the link,” Tamblyn added, linking out to theNew York Timesreport.
In her complaint, Lively alleges that Baldoni engaged in misconduct during the production ofIt Ends with Usincluding showing her explicit images and videos, asking her about her personal sex life and attempting to add intimacy scenes to the film that she had not originally agreed to, PEOPLE previously reported. She also names lead producer Jamey Heath as participating in misconduct in the complaint.
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Blake Lively on Dec. 11, 2024.Katie Jones/Beauty Inc via Getty
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Although Lively said Baldoni agreed to the protections, the complaint alleges that the actor then hired crisis publicists tobegin a retaliatory smear campaign against her on social media and in the press.
Lively says in her complaint, which is a precursor to filing a discrimination lawsuit in California, that “she has suffered from grief, fear, trauma and extreme anxiety” because ofBaldoni’s behavior.
The complaint adds that “the emotional impact on Ms. Lively has been extreme, not only affecting her, but her family, including her husband and four children.”
A number of other prominent figures have come out in support of Lively, including the author of theIt Ends with Usnovel,Colleen Hoover. On Saturday, Hoover, 45,wrote in her own social media postthat the actress is “nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient.""@blakelively, you have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met,” Hoover wrote on her Instagram Stories alongside a photo of herself and Lively hugging. “Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt.”
source: people.com
