Actors America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively’s former co-stars from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, have publicly supported the actor after she filed a lawsuit against her It Ends With Us director and co-star, Justin Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her.
“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 trio said in a joint statement shared on Instagram.
“Throughout the filming of It 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,” they added.
The lawsuit, which Lively filed on Friday, alleges that Baldoni and the studio embarked on a “multi-tiered plan” to damage her reputation following a meeting in which she and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, addressed “repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behaviour” by Baldoni and a producer on the movie.
Ferrera, Tamblyn, and Bledel, who have been close friends with Lively for more than two decades, highlighted the broader implications of her allegations. “The hypocrisy is astounding. We are struck by the reality that even if a woman is as strong, celebrated, and resourced as our friend Blake, she can face forceful retaliation for daring to ask for a safe working environment,” they wrote. The statement further commended Lively’s courage: “We are inspired by our sister’s courage to stand up for herself and others.”
Earlier, It Ends With Us author and executive producer of the film, Colleen Hoover, supported Lively. “@blakelively, you have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met. Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt,” she wrote on Instagram.
Bryan Freedman, the attorney representing Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, dismissed Lively’s lawsuit in a statement, describing it as “shameful” and containing “entirely false allegations.”
Blake Lively’s co-stars support her in lawsuit against Baldoni
