Blake Vigorous’s brother-in-law is not any fan of Justin Baldoni.
“High School Musical” actor Bart Johnson, who’s married to Vigorous’s sister, Robyn, blasted Baldoni, 40, on social media following Vigorous’s bombshell lawsuit in opposition to her “It Ends With Us” co-star and director.
Baldoni has been accused of sexually harassing Vigorous on the set of the movie and formulating a smear marketing campaign to “destroy” her repute.
Johnson, 54, referred to as Baldoni “a fraud” in a scathing put up shared on X (previously Twitter) on Monday.
“He puts on the ‘costume’ of a hero, man bun and all. Used all of the trendy catchphrases & buzz words for his podcasts,” Johnson continued. “None of it’s genuine. It’s all theater. And everyone fell for it. For years.”
“Rewatch his videos with a more critical eye and watch him compliment and praise himself with faux humility and self deprecation. What a performance,” Johnson added.
Vigorous filed a authorized criticism in opposition to Baldoni on Friday and claimed he acted inappropriately on the set of their home violence drama.
The “Gossip Girl” star additionally alleged that Baldoni and his allies — together with PR disaster supervisor Melissa Nathan, who labored with Johnny Depp throughout his defamation trial in opposition to his ex-wife Amber Heard — had been behind a web-based smear marketing campaign that trashed Vigorous.
Baldoni has denied all of Vigorous’s accusations in opposition to him.
“These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media,” Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, instructed The Put up.
Nonetheless, Baldoni is coping with main skilled fallout amid the scandal.
The actor was dropped by his expertise company, WME. Additionally, his “Man Enough” podcast co-host, Liz Plank, introduced she’s quitting the present.
Vigorous, in the meantime, has acquired help from her “It Ends With Us” co-star Brandon Sklenar and Colleen Hoover, who wrote the e-book that the movie is predicated on, since making her claims in opposition to Baldoni.
Her sister and brother-in-law additionally spoke up in her protection after the lawsuit was filed.
“FINALLY justice for my sister @blakelively,” Robyn, 52, posted on her Instagram Story over the weekend, sharing a hyperlink to the New York Instances article concerning the alleged smear marketing campaign.
Johnson, in the meantime, wrote on Instagram that Baldoni’s PR group was “gross and disgusting but highly effective.”
He additionally referenced the resurfaced interviews of Vigorous being “rude” to reporters that went viral when “It Ends With Us” got here out in August.
“But yeah let’s post from our couch how much we hate her for making mistakes. That makes sense,” Johnson wrote. “I mean, she’s been rude in these interviews that magically played on repeat. I saw it. None of us have ever been wrong or mean. Never. We should discount decades of good for those few bad moments. Glad the microscope isn’t on me every day of my life.”
Vigorous addressed her lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni in a press release to the New York Instances.
“I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,” she mentioned.
