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Hollywood stars have got Blake Lively‘s back.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Amy Schumer were among those standing with the actress after she filed a bombshell lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment, including improvised kissing, and of enacting “a coordinated effort to destroy her reputation.” Baldoni has described the allegations as “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious.”
On Instagram Stories, Paltrow picked her side by adding Lively’s Blake Brown haircare line to her Christmas wish list. She punctuated her message, posted on the day the lawsuit went public, with a queen emoji.
“I believe Blake,” was the simple message from Schumer on Instagram Stories. The comedian’s backing was notable given she has previously roasted Lively on her Inside Amy Schumer sketch show and later admitted: “We’re not close friends.”
Paul Feig, who directed Lively in A Simple Favor and its sequel, also noted his support for the actress. “All I can say is she’s one of the most professional, creative, collaborative, talented and kind people I’ve ever worked with,” he said on Twitter/X. “She truly did not deserve any of this smear campaign against her. I think it’s awful she was put through this.”
Elsewhere, Lively’s Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants co-stars America Ferrera, Amber Rose Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel penned a letter in support. “We stand with her in solidarity as she fights back against the reported campaign waged to destroy her reputation,” they said.
In her dense 10-claim complaint filed on Friday with the California Civil Rights Department, Lively details at length “the hostile work environment that had nearly derailed production of the film” and the multi-pronged “Astroturfing” campaign that was allegedly launched against her by self-declared feminist Baldoni and his company, Wayfarer Studios.
She alleged that Baldoni and It Ends With Us producer Jamey Heath introduced overly sexual aspects to the film as well as displayed pornography, discussed addictions, and used sexually inappropriate language on set.
Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman said: “It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false accusations against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its representatives, as yet another desperate attempt to ‘fix’ her negative reputation which was garnered from her own remarks and actions during the campaign for the film.”
