Colleen Hoover and Blake Lively.
(Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Sony Pictures)And it ends with us author Colin Hoover She offered words of support for Blake LivelyWho starred in the film adaptation of her book.
The author took to social media to share glowing praise for the actress, 37, via Instagram story Published on Saturday, December 21st.
“Blake Lively has been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met,” Hoover, 45, wrote. “Thank you for being exactly the person you are. Never changing. Never fading.”
A photo of Lively and Hoover hugging accompanied the caption.
Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against actor and director Justin Baldoni, who starred in the movie It Ends With Us, for sexual harassment. According to the lawsuit obtained by TMZ and The New York Times, Baldoni's alleged behavior caused Lively, 37, to suffer “severe emotional distress.” The lawsuit alleges that a meeting was held to address Lively's allegations of a “hostile act[…]”
The touching Instagram post came after the news broke Lively filed a lawsuit against And it ends with us“Director and main actor, Justin Baldoni40. Link to article About the lawsuit It was attached to Hoover's Instagram post.
In the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, December 20, and was obtained by Us Weekly magazine after it reported on it. TMZ and New York Times, Baldoni charged energetically To launch “social manipulation” campaign against it To “destroy” her reputation.
Lively filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni on Friday, alleging a meeting took place during the film's production And it ends with us in January 2024 to address Lively's allegations against her actress.
According to the lawsuit, Lively's demands included “not showing Blake any more nude videos or photos of women, and not mentioning any more of Baldoni's alleged allegations.” Previous pornography addiction“No more discussions of sexual conquests by Blake and others, no more references to cast and crew's genitals, no more inquiries about Blake's weight, and no more mention of Blake's dead father.”
Baldoni's lawyer Brian Friedman Lively addressed the “completely false, obscene and intentionally lewd” allegations in a statement to Us. He claimed that Lively filed the lawsuit to “repair her negative reputation” and “reframe the narrative” regarding the film's production.
He further alleged that the actress made “multiple demands and threats” during the shoot, including “threatening not to show up for the shoot, threatening not to promote the film, which will ultimately lead to its demise during its release, if her demands are not met.”
In a statement to New York Times In December, Lively said, “I hope my legal action will help draw the curtain on these evil retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak out about misconduct, and help protect others who may be targeted.”
The actress denied publishing negative information about Baldoni.
Rumors circulated earlier this year of a rift between Lively and Baldoni when they didn't lobby for the film together while they were on the promotional trail ahead of its release in August.
