Blake Energetic isn’t amused by The Hollywood Reporter’s newest cowl.
The Feb. 21 subject of the business bible incorporates a cartoon lampooning Energetic’s lawsuit in opposition to her “It Ends With Us” co-star, Justin Baldoni.
The picture, designed to appear like a retro sci-fi film poster, reveals Energetic attempting to fireside a slingshot with a cellular phone at Baldoni from behind — a reference to her authorized crew attempting to subpoena textual content messages from him.
“The Hollywood Reporter should be ashamed of itself,” a spokesperson for Energetic informed The Submit on Saturday.
“The framing in this picture is outrageously insulting as it plays into every sexist trope about women who dare file a workplace complaint, turning them into the aggressor, and suggesting they deserve the retaliation that comes their way.”
The spokesperson additionally slammed the reporting within the cowl story, saying: “In addition, the story is extremely offensive as it incredibly seems to explain away documented examples of sexual harassment and retaliation by calling them ‘cultural misunderstandings.’”
Energetic sued Baldoni final December, accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of “It Ends With Us” and orchestrating a public smear marketing campaign in opposition to her on the time of the movie’s launch final yr.
Baldoni countersued Energetic and her husband Ryan Reynolds, alleging defamation, extortion and extra. Each stars have denied the opposite’s claims.
On Wednesday, Energetic filed an amended model of her criticism in opposition to Baldoni, alleging that she “was not alone in raising allegations of on-set misconduct.”
The “Gossip Girl” alum up to date her preliminary lawsuit, with the brand new 163-page submitting offering “significant additional evidence and corroboration of her original claims,” per Energetic’s attorneys Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb.
The criticism contains important contemporaneous proof that Ms. Energetic was not alone in elevating allegations of on-set misconduct greater than a yr earlier than the Movie was edited; in addition to proof detailing the threats, harassment, and intimidation of not simply Ms. Energetic, however quite a few harmless bystanders which have adopted defendants’ retaliatory marketing campaign,” the attorneys mentioned, although they didn’t point out any names.
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, responded to Energetic’s amended criticism, telling The Submit he discovered it “underwhelming.”
“Our clients have been transparent in providing receipts, real time documents and video showing a completely different story than what has been manipulated and cherry picked to the media,” Freedman mentioned.
The swimsuit is predicted to go to a civil trial, presently slated for March 2026.
