Blake Livelyhis son-in-law, Bart Johnson“Fraud” has been criticized Justin Baldoni.
the High school musical The actor, who is married to Lively's sister, Robin Livelytook to X on Monday, December 23, to share his candid thoughts on Baldoni amidst Blake's sexual harassment lawsuit Against it And it ends with us Director and star.
“He's a con man. He's dressed like a hero and a man bun and everything.” subscriber.
“He uses all the catchphrases and buzzwords in his podcasts,” he continued, referring to Baldoni’s podcast. “That's enough, man.” The actor and director tackles topics such as toxic masculinity, mental health, and gender disparity.
According to Johnson, “None of it is real. It's all theater. And everyone fell for it. For years. Rewatch his videos with a more critical eye and watch him praise and praise himself with false humility and self-deprecation. What a performance.”
Blake, 37, Filed a complaint against On Friday, December 20, Baldoni, 40, charged with the California Department of Civilian Complaints of sexual harassment during the filming of the film. The last Colleen Hoover Adaptation. She also claimed that Baldoni was behind a digital smear campaign to discredit her.
In a statement to Us Weekly On Saturday, December 21, Baldoni's lawyer, Brian FriedmanHe said Blake's accusations were “completely false, outrageous and intentionally indecent.” Friedman claimed that Blake sued to “repair her negative reputation” and “reframe the narrative” regarding the film's production. Friedman also claimed that Blake made “multiple demands and threats” during filming And it ends with usIncluding “threatening not to come to filming, and threatening not to promote the film, which will ultimately lead to its demise during its screening, if her demands are not met.”
Johnson – better known as Coach Bolton V High school musical films – Previously supported His sister-in-law on Saturday after news of the lawsuit emerged.
“Her complaint was made during filming. On the record. Long before the public conflict. “The cast unfollowed him for some reason,” Johnson claimed in the comments section. New York Times“Read this article before spitting (sic) ignorance,” an Instagram post about Blake's lawsuit read.
“His PR team was excellent. “Horrible and disgusting but very effective,” Johnson continued. “Read the article, the text messages exchanged and his campaign's PR strategy to bury her by any means necessary. No one is without mistakes (sic). But the public was manipulated.”
Johnson claimed that “of course mistakes were made” and pointed to Blake's many responsibilities, including being a mother to her four children and husband Ryan Reynolds' children.
“But imagine being a stay-at-home mom raising four kids, married to the busiest man in Hollywood, and at the same time being a manager running multiple companies while writing, producing, running non-profits, and working 16+ hours a day from home,” he wrote. Be with your kids.” “Launching two new companies you’ve been working on/developing for many years (the launch was scheduled by the distributors, not you, by the way) all while being attacked by an expensive PR smear campaign because I filed a sexual harassment claim for the same movie you have to come out and promote with just the right tone or you will get cooked!?”
Johnson noted that Blake “seems to be doing a great job for me and trying to do good things for the right reasons.”
“But yeah, let's spread from our couch how much we hate her for making mistakes,” he continued. “That makes sense. I mean, she was rude in these interviews that magically recurred. I saw that. None of us were wrong or mean. Ever. We should count out decades of good for those few moments of bad. I'm glad I don't have the microscope with me at all times.” A day in my life.
Johnson's wife, Robyn, supported her sister on social media on Saturday. “Finally justice for my sister @blakelively,” Robyn, 52, wrote on her Instagram Story, sharing screenshots of New York Times Article about the lawsuit.