Hollywood drama unfolds as celebrities rally around Blake Lively in her public feud with Justin Baldoni. From co-stars to industry professionals, the entertainment world is buzzing with reactions and support for the actress's shocking allegations.
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00:00Amber Heard is coming to Blake Lively's defense.
00:03Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at notable celebrities
00:06who have weighed in on the public feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni,
00:10and the shocking accusations the Hollywood stars have levied against one another.
00:14Does this guy have a charity? He has big, like, charity energy,
00:18like women's equality charity energy.
00:24Colleen Hoover
00:26When filmmaker and actor Justin Baldoni's Wayfarer Studios took on the film adaptation
00:31of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel It Ends With Us, the author initially expressed excitement
00:36over the project, calling Lively her, quote,
00:38"...dream lily," and applauded Baldoni as the, quote,
00:42"...perfect rile."
00:42Are you happy?
00:47Um, are you okay?
00:52Yeah, I'm just, I'm just curious.
00:55I wasn't.
01:01However, after Blake Lively filed a bombshell lawsuit alleging that Justin Baldoni's behavior
01:06caused her, quote,
01:07"...severe emotional distress while working on the film,"
01:10Hoover publicly expressed her support for Lively in an Instagram story.
01:14Hoover herself coming out in support of Lively on social media this weekend.
01:18Sharing a photo of herself and the actress, she praised their bond with the caption, quote,
01:23"...you have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive, and patient since the day we met."
01:28She concluded her message with heartfelt thanks, adding, quote,
01:31"...never change, never wilt."
01:34America Ferreira, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel
01:37Following a December 21, 2024 New York Times report titled We Can Bury Anyone
01:43Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine, many of Blake Lively's co-stars spoke out in her defense.
01:48The allegations first made public in a New York Times investigation by Megan Toohey,
01:52whose reporting on sex abuse in Hollywood helped trigger the MeToo movement.
01:56Among them were America Ferreira, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel,
02:00who took to social media to release a joint statement.
02:03As longtime friends of Lively since their days filming 2005's Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,
02:09the trio stated that they stand with her in solidarity as she, quote,
02:13"...fights back against the reported campaign waged to destroy her reputation."
02:17This being in reference to the New York Times claim that Justin Baldoni attempted to,
02:21quote, "...bury Lively through a coordinated social media takedown
02:24with the help of a crisis PR firm."
02:26It's really a story that raises questions about the integrity
02:30and authenticity of the online narratives that exist today,
02:36and to what extent they're being manipulated by people for hire.
02:40Whitney Cummings
02:41Outspoken comedian Whitney Cummings didn't hold back when addressing the
02:45Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively discourse in a TikTok video.
02:48Cummings criticized Baldoni for what she describes as, quote,
02:51"...performative feminism," and took several digs at his past behavior, saying, in part,
02:56I don't like when guys, especially symmetrical ones,
03:01try to get points for being like a feminist or like an ally.
03:06She also accused him of having, quote, "...big charity energy,"
03:10suggesting he might use donations to charities as a way to mask bad behavior.
03:14What else have you changed? Oh, your wife's mind on her stance on polyamory?
03:20Baldoni had previously been recognized by the organization Vital Voices for
03:24Elevating Women and Helping to End Domestic Violence.
03:28However, they rescinded his award in the aftermath of Blake Lively's lawsuit.
03:33Bart Johnson
03:34Much like Blake Lively's sister Robin, her brother-in-law, actor Bart Johnson,
03:39has been very vocal in support of the Gossip Girl alum.
03:42Responding to the New York Times expose, he reminded fans that, quote,
03:46"...her complaints were filed during filmmaking,"
03:49and added that, quote, "...the cast unfollowed him for a reason."
03:52This was in reference to an earlier discovery where the actors of It Ends With Us were found
03:56to be following Blake but not Justin on social media.
04:00Johnson further criticized Baldoni's PR team, calling them, in part, quote,
04:04"...gross and disgusting."
04:05This really reveals a new playbook. This raises questions about who else is sort of being
04:11targeted. I mean, to use their own language, they use the terms social manipulation.
04:16The High School Musical actor had previously defended Lively during backlash over her
04:20perceived, quote, "...tone-deaf efforts during the It Ends With Us promotional tour."
04:24Drama surrounding It Ends With Us has been all the talk lately, and unfortunately,
04:28with so much attention, Blake Lively has been put in the hot seat on social media.
04:33Christina Ricci
04:34Responses to Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's feud have come from some unexpected figures,
04:40one such being Christina Ricci. The veteran actress took to Instagram to voice her support
04:44for Blake Lively, as well as Amber Heard, both of whom have been at the center of discussions
04:50about the demonization of women on social media. Curiously, Ricci's past work includes films with
04:56Amber Heard's ex Johnny Depp, including the movies Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Sleepy Hollow.
05:02You can do magic. Teach me.
05:05It is no magic. It is what we call optics.
05:09In her post, Ricci criticized the perceived societal manipulation that pits women against
05:14each other and called for reflection, writing, quote, "...misogyny exploits the jealousy women
05:19feel for each other, specifically when it comes to beautiful women and girls."
05:24Brandon Sclinar
05:26When it comes to the cast of It Ends With Us, they appear to side with their co-star Blake Lively.
05:31Following the New York Times story, Brandon Sclinar, who played Atlas in the $351 million
05:37grossing film, showed his support for Blake by urging followers to view the report, writing,
05:42quote, "...for the love of God read this." Earlier in August, during the film's contentious press
05:47tour, he also defended Lively, calling the backlash, quote, "...disheartening and condemned
05:53the online backlash." Blake is receiving backlash for responding to a serious question in reference
05:58to the theme of the movie, which is domestic violence with a joke. So if someone understands
06:04the themes of this movie, comes across you in public, and they want to really talk to you,
06:09what's the best way for them to be able to talk to you about this? How would you recommend they
06:12go about it? Like asking for like my address or my phone number or like my location share,
06:17or I could just location share you and then we could... He took to social media to say, quote,
06:24"...vilifying the women who put so much of their heart and soul into making this film because
06:28they believe so strongly in its message seems counterproductive and detracts from what this
06:32film is about." Jenny Slate.
06:35Blake Lively's It Ends With Us co-star Jenny Slate defends her amid the legal drama playing
06:41out with Justin Beldoni.
06:43Another It Ends With Us performer, Jenny Slate, has made it clear that she also stands with her,
06:47quote, "...castmate and friend Blake Lively."
06:50I know, it's like the beauty of what a flower is. This is ridiculous. The beauty of what a flower
06:54is has been lost, right? It's like we order them like takeout now. It's yes, right? You know,
07:01so it's what you're talking about. It's highlighting the pain and the tension and the,
07:06you know, the fact that it's fleeting and storytelling. And I don't know,
07:10that's actually what I find beautiful about it.
07:12Slate, who portrays Justin Beldoni's character's sister in the film,
07:16shared a statement with NBC's Today voicing her support as Lively, quote,
07:20"...takes action against those reported to have planned and carried out an attack on her
07:24reputation." She praised her co-star as, quote, "...a leader, loyal friend, and a trusted source
07:30of emotional support." Slate also condemned the attack as, quote, "...terribly dark,
07:34disturbing, and wholly threatening." The comedian and actress also went
07:38on to share that she admired Blake's bravery during this ordeal.
07:42I commend my friend, I admire her bravery, and I stand by her side.
07:46Paul Feig and Shawn Levy
07:48Paul Feig, who directed Blake Lively in A Simple Favor and its upcoming sequel,
07:53expressed his support for the actress on X, writing, quote, "...I've now made two movies
07:58with Blake, and all I can say is she's one of the most professional, creative, collaborative,
08:03talented and kind people I've ever worked with." He further shared that he thinks, quote,
08:08"...it's awful what she has gone through." Similarly, Shawn Levy, the director who worked
08:13with Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds on Deadpool and Wolverine and is the godfather to
08:17the Hollywood couple's son Olin, shared a link to the New York Times article on his Instagram,
08:22adding, quote, "...proud to call Blake Lively a friend."
08:28Michele Morrone
08:38Italian actor Michele Morrone, who will appear alongside Blake Lively in the upcoming sequel
08:43to 2018's thriller comedy A Simple Favor, shared a video giving his take on the matter.
08:48Addressing the situation on Instagram, Morrone said,
08:51"...I think it's time to stand up for a person that I really love,
08:56and this person is Blake Lively." He reflected on their time filming A Simple Favor 2, adding,
09:02"...I felt something was wrong, and I felt the pain, and then we had the, you know,
09:10the opportunity to talk about me and her, but it wasn't pain."
09:14Morrone ended with a message of encouragement for Lively.
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09:38Amber Heard
09:39Amber is now reflecting on her own experience with public vitriol amid her and Johnny Depp's
09:44infamous defamation trial. In a rather surprising reaction to the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni
09:49feud, actress Amber Heard voiced her support for Lively in a statement to NBC News. Heard said,
09:55quote, "...social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying,
09:59a lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on."
10:03She continued, quote, "...I saw this firsthand and up close,"
10:07noting that, quote, "...it's as horrifying as it is destructive."
10:10It has since been revealed that Johnny Depp, Amber Heard's ex-husband,
10:14allegedly used the same crisis management firm during their highly publicized trial
10:19that Justin Baldoni hired to handle negative PR during the promotion of It Ends With Us.
10:24This was your first time starring and directing.
10:27Yeah, what was I thinking?
10:28Have you been following the public back and forth between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni?
10:32Share your own take on the situation in the comments below.
10:35I want a divorce.