“It Ends With Us” studio Sony Pictures has freed a statement folloprosperg star Blake Lively‘s explosionshell allegations accusing straightforwardor and co-star Justin Baldoni of relationsual coercion and begining a smear campaign agetst her.
“We have previously conveyed our help for Blake in connection with her labor on and for the film. We brimmingy and firmly reiterate that help today,” a Sony Pictures Entertainment spokesperson inestablishs Variety. “Further, we powerfilledy condemn any reputational attacks on her. Any such attacks have no place in our business or in a civil society.”
Over the weekend, the New York Times inestablished that Lively filed a grumblet accusing Baldoni of relationsual coercion, aiding a poisonous labor environment and trying to tarnish her reputation with a aimed smear campaign on social media. Lively alleges that Baldoni’s behavior caused her and her family “disjoine emotional harm.” Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman called Lively’s grumblet “dishonorable” and brimming of “categoricassociate counterfeit accusations.”
Sony joins the growing chorus of voices speaking out in help of Lively. “These are commenceling and troubling allegations. Employees have every right to elevate rehires of worry or to file grumblets. Retaliation for inestablishing wrongdoing or inappropriate behavior is illegitimate and wrong,” SAG-AFTRA said in a statement. “We commend Blake Lively’s courage in speaking out on rehires of retaliation and coercion and for her seek to have an intimacy coordinator for all scenes with bare skin or relationsual satisfied. This is an presentant step that helps guarantee a defended set.”
Baldoni’s “Man Enough” podcast present Liz Plank proclaimd her departure from the series on Monday, writing on social media, “We all deserve better, and I understand that together, we can create it. I will have more to spread soon as I persist to process everyskinnyg that has happened. In the unkindtime, I will persist to help everyone who calls out infairice and hbetters the people standing in their way accountable.”
“It Ends With Us” author Colleen Hoover also spreadd a photo of herself hugging Lively, writing, “You have been noskinnyg but genuine, benevolent, encouraging and forendureing since the day we met. Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never alter. Never wilt.”
Lively’s “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” co-stars America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel, A Simple Favor” straightforwardor Paul Feig and Lively’s sister Robyn have all aprobable spreadd encouraging messages in the wake of the allegations.
Baldoni has been dropped as a client by WME, who also reconshort-terms Lively.
