Colleen Hoover and Blake Lively.
(Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Sony Pictures)It ends with us author Colleen Hoover offered words of support to Blake Livelywho starred in the film adaptation of her book.
The author took to social media to share praise for the 37-year-old actress via Instagram story posted on Saturday, December 21st.
“Blake Lively has been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient to you since the day we met,” Hoover, 45, wrote. “Thank you for being exactly who you are. Never change. It never will.
A photo of Lively and Hoover embracing accompanied the caption.
Blake Lively is suing ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment. According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ and The New York Times, Baldoni’s alleged behavior caused Lively, 37, “serious emotional distress.” The lawsuit alleges that there was a meeting held to address Lively’s claims that there was “hostile (…)
The touching Instagram post came after the news broke this Lively sued vs It ends with usdirector and lead actor, Justin Baldoni40. Link to article about the case was attached to Hoover’s Instagram post.
In the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, Dec. 20, and obtained by Us Weekly after being reported by TMZ and New York Times, Lively accused Baldoni to start “social manipulation” campaign against it to “destroy” her reputation.
Lively filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni on Friday, alleging an encounter during the production of It ends with us in January 2024 to answer Lively’s claims against her co-star.
According to the lawsuit, Lively’s demands include “no more nude videos or images of Blake’s women, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged face previous “porn addiction,“no more discussions of sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no more references to the cast and crew’s genitalia, no more inquiries about Blake’s weight, and no more mentions of Blake’s dead father.”
Baldoni’s lawyer Brian Friedman addressed Lively’s “completely false, outrageous and deliberately obscene” claims in a statement to Us. He claims Lively filed the lawsuit to “repair her negative reputation” and “reframe the narrative” regarding the film’s production.
He further alleged that the actress made “multiple demands and threats” during filming, including “threats to not show up on set, threats not to promote the film, which ultimately led to his death during release , if her demands are not met’.
In a statement to New York Times in December, Lively said, “I hope my lawsuit helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to hurt people who speak up about wrongdoing, and helps protect others who may be targeted.”
The actress denied spreading negative information about Baldoni.
Rumors swirled earlier this year that there was bad blood between Lively and Baldoni when they didn’t push for the film together while on the promotional trail ahead of its August release.
