Colleen Hoover is Staff Blake.
The “It Ends With Us” creator, 45, publicly confirmed help for Blake Vigorous who not too long ago sued her co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment
Vigorous, 37, and Baldoni, 40, performed the lead stars within the movie adaptation of Hoover’s 2016 romance novel. Baldoni additionally directed the film.
On Friday, Vigorous filed a bombshell lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni the place she accused him of harassing her on the set of the movie — in addition to ” a coordinated effort to destroy her repute” following the film’s launch.
Hoover backed Vigorous within the battle with a supportive message on her Instagram Tales on Saturday.
“@blakelively, you have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met,” Hoover wrote alongside a photograph of the pair hugging at a screening of the movie.
“Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt,” the creator added.
Hoover additionally included a hyperlink to a New York Occasions article in regards to the lawsuit.
“It Ends With Us,” a home violence drama based mostly on the bestselling e book by Hoover, was launched in theaters this previous summer season.
On the time, rumors swirled of a feud between Vigorous and Baldoni, who refused to look collectively to advertise the flick.
Vigorous additionally suffered a barrage of dangerous publicity upon the film’s launch, dubbed a “mean girl” after a journalist’s previous interview with the actress went viral on social media.
In her lawsuit, Vigorous alleged that Baldoni’s misconduct on the set of the movie was so dangerous that “an all-hands-on-deck meeting” was held to deal with his habits.
As a part of the tense sit-down, Vigorous and her husband Ryan Reynolds, who attended the assembly, demanded there could be “no more showing nude videos or images of women to Lively, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘pornography addiction,’ and no more discussions about sexual conquests in front of Lively.”
They additional stipulated that Baldoni “should not make inquiries about Lively’s weight” and make “no further mention of her dead father.”
Vigorous additionally demanded there be “no more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing” exterior the scope of the script she accepted when signing onto the challenge.
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, lashed out at Vigorous’s lawsuit, telling The Put up: “It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false accusations against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its representatives, as yet another desperate attempt to ‘fix’ her negative reputation.”
Vigorous’s authorized paperwork additionally claimed that Baldoni and his allies “engaged in a ‘social manipulation’ campaign to ‘destroy’ her reputation.”
As proof, the “Gossip Girl” alum included texts from Baldoni’s publicist to a studio publicist saying the actor “wants to feel like [Ms. Lively] can be buried.”
Baldoni has been dropped by his expertise company, WME, within the wake of Vigorous’s lawsuit.
He beforehand employed Johnny Depp’s disaster administration skilled when the feud rumors got here to mild over the summer season.
Vigorous addressed her lawsuit in an announcement to the NYT, saying, “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.”
