Blake Lively’s ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star Jenny Slate breaks silence on Justin Baldoni complaint

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Lively’s legal complaint against their “It Ends With Us” co-star and director Justin Baldoni, who was accused of sexual harassment and orchestrating a PR smear campaign against Lively, 37.“As Blake Lively’s castmate and friend, I voice my support as she takes action against those reported to have planned and carried out an attack on her reputation,” Slate told Today. “Blake is a leader, loyal friend and a trusted source of emotional support for me and so many who know and love her,” Slate continued.The actress added, “What has been revealed about the attack on Blake is terribly dark, disturbing and wholly threatening.

I commend my friend, I admire her bravery, and I stand by her side.”In “It Ends With Us,” Slate plays Allysa, the sister of Baldoni’s character Ryle Kincaid, who is abusive toward Lively’s Lily Bloom.At the time of the film’s release in August, rumors swirled of a feud between Lively and Baldoni, 40, as they refused to appear together to promote the flick.

Slate and the rest of the cast promoted the movie with Lively — who suffered a barrage of bad publicity. She was criticized for how she talked about the domestic violence theme of the film and was also dubbed a “mean girl” due to resurfaced interviews that went viral on social media.In her complaint against Baldoni, Lively accused her co-star of sexual harassment on the set of the film.She alleged that Baldoni’s misconduct during filming was so bad that “an all-hands-on-deck meeting” was held to address his behavior with Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, in attendance.

During the sit-down, Lively demanded there would be “no more showing nude videos or images of women to Lively, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘pornography addiction,’ and no.