Sony Pictures “firmly reiterates” support for Blake Lively amid Justin Baldoni allegations

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It Ends With Us, has released a statement in support of Blake Lively after she sued her co-star and director Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment and creating a smear campaign against her.On Friday (December 20), Lively filed a sexual harassment and retaliation complaint against her former co-star.

As reported by TMZ, the suit claimed that Baldoni exhibited behaviour that caused Lively “severe emotional distress”.The undated complaint filed with the California Civil Rights Department also accused Baldoni of creating a hostile working environment on set, and claimed he had been trying to tarnish Lively’s reputation with a targeted social media campaign.Now, Sony Pictures Entertainment has responded to the news. “We have previously expressed our support for Blake in connection with her work on and for the film.

We fully and firmly reiterate that support today,” said a spokesperson from the company, per Variety. “Further, we strongly condemn any reputational attacks on her.

Any such attacks have no place in our business or in a civil society.”SAG-AFTRA, the American labour union representing actors, alongside other media professionals, have also issued a statement, saying: “These are startling and troubling allegations.