Jenny Slate addresses Blake Lively in Justin Baldoni's lawsuit

Another member of And it ends with us Shows support publicly Blake Lively Amid her lawsuit against the director and actor Justin Baldoni.

“As a friend and colleague of Blake Lively, I express my support for her taking action against those who reportedly planned and carried out an attack on her reputation.” Jenny Slate Share a statement to Today.com On Monday, December 23. “Blake is a loyal leader, friend, and trusted source of emotional support for me and for so many who know and love her.”

She added: “What has been revealed about the attack on Blake is very dark, disturbing and completely threatening. “I praise my friend, I admire her courage, and I stand by her.”

Slate, 42, played Alyssa, the sister of Baldoni's character, Raelle Kincaid, in the film. And it ends with us. The film, which hits theaters in August, follows Lively's Lily Bloom as her relationship with Ryle turns dangerous around the same time as her first love, Atlas.Brandon Sklenar) You enter her life again.

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Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Blake Lively has received public support from her famous friends and other Hollywood stars following news of her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni. Lively has sued It Ends With Us director and actor Baldoni for sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed on Friday, December 20. According to court documents, which (…)

Months after Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 40, made headlines over a reported falling out during filming, the actress She filed a sexual harassment lawsuit Against her former colleague on Friday, December 20. And in the legal documents he obtained Us WeeklyLively accused Baldoni of causing her “severe emotional distress” and creating a “hostile work environment.”

Among the lawsuits Several claimsLively claimed that she rejected gratuitous sex scenes and nude scenes that Baldoni wanted to add to the film and claimed that he improvised kissing and discussed his sexuality around her without her consent. Lively's lawsuit also alleges that Baldoni physically embarrassed her during production and that Baldoni and the producer Jamie Heath She once entered her trailer while she was undressing and breastfeeding.

Lively's lawsuit vehemently accuses Baldoni of waging a campaign of “social manipulation” to… “Destroying” its reputation He cites numerous texts and emails between Baldoni, a crisis management expert and publicist who works with the studio.

The documents alleged that Baldoni and his team suggested engaging in “disguised marketing,” which is defined in the lawsuit as “the practice of posting opinions or comments online, in the media, etc., that appear to come from private members of the public.” But it actually comes from a particular company or political group.

“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,” Lively said in a statement. New York Times Earlier this week.

Baldoni's lawyer Brian FriedmanShe called the lawsuit's allegations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally indecent” in a statement to we. Friedman claimed that Lively filed the lawsuit “to repair her negative reputation” and allegedly threatened not to appear on set or promote the film “if her demands were not met.”

Slate is one of many celebrities who have spoken out in support of Lively in the wake of the lawsuit. With Sklenar34 y And it ends with us author Colleen Hoover They both encourage fans to read on now story. “Blake has been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met,” Hoover, 45, wrote alongside a message.Instagram story snap About the same with Lively on Saturday, December 21. “Thank you for being exactly the person you are. Never changing. Never fading.”