Celeb Reactions to the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Scandal

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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.

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