Kate Beckinsale Defends Blake Lively Amid Justin Baldoni Legal Drama & Reveals Stories Of Her OWN Mistreatment In Hollywood

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Kate Beckinsale is weighing in on the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni situation.

And yes, like her fellow movie star, she’s faced some pretty upsetting behavior on movie sets. In the wake of the It Ends with Us star filing a sexual harassment complaint against her co-star/director, we’ve been getting an inside look at how the Hollywood machine works to silence victims, like described in Justin’s alleged smear campaign.

And it’s an issue Kate has all too much experience with. Related: Comedian Hannah Berner Addresses That SAVAGE Blake Lively Joke After Justin Baldoni Accusations! In a lengthy video she shared on Instagram over the weekend, the Underworld star addressed the ongoing litigation between the pair: She went on to give several examples of all the ways in which she’s been mistreated on set — from being referred to as a “c**t” and a “bitch” to her face, losing precious time with her daughter because her male co-star was too drunk to remember his lines, having her physical appearance ridiculed to the point where she was on such strict diet and exercise plans that she stopped having a period, being beaten up by men who get a “thrill out of sort of ‘legally’ being able to harm a woman” during fight sequences, having Hollywood execs like Harvey Weinstein try to destroy her career for turning down roles, and SO much more.

SO sickening. And her main point? To remind everyone this wasn’t a past issue — it’s still happening: Watch her full video and read her lengthy caption (below): Kate is just one of several women who have spoken out in defense of Blake just over the weekend.