Blake Lively's brother-in-law is not a fan of Justin Baldoni.
“High School Musical” actor Bart Johnson, who is married to Lively's sister Robin, took to social media to criticize Baldoni, 40, following Lively's bombshell lawsuit against her “Seraph of the End” co-star and director. vehemently criticized.
Baldoni is accused of sexually harassing Lively on the set of a movie and waging a smear campaign to “tarnish” her reputation.
Mr. Johnson, 54, called Mr. Baldoni a “fraud.” painful post Shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday.
“He wears a hero’s ‘costume’, man buns and all that. We used all the trending catchphrases and buzzwords in our podcast,” Johnson continued. “None of it is real. It's all theater. And everyone fell in love with it. For years.”
“Rewatch his videos with a more critical eye and watch him praise and praise himself with false humility and self-deprecation. What an amazing performance,” Johnson added.
Ms. Lively filed a legal complaint against Mr. Baldoni on Friday, alleging that Mr. Baldoni behaved inappropriately on the set of the domestic violence drama.
The “Gossip Girl” star also said that Baldoni and his associates (including Melissa Nathan, a public relations crisis manager who worked with Johnny Depp in his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard) have been disparaging Lively online. He claimed to be behind a smear campaign.
Mr. Baldoni denied all of Mr. Lively's accusations against him.
“These allegations are completely false, outrageous and intentionally despicable aimed at publicly tarnishing and rehashing the media narrative,” Baldoni's attorney Brian Friedman said in a statement. told the paper.
But Baldoni is dealing with serious professional fallout amid the scandal.
The actor was released from his talent agency WME. Also, Liz Plank, co-host of his podcast “Man Enough.” announced She quits the show.
Meanwhile, since making the allegations against Baldoni, Lively has received support from her It Ends with Us co-star Brandon Skenner and Colleen Huber, who wrote the book on which the film is based. .
After the lawsuit was filed, her sister and brother-in-law also spoke out in her defense.
Robyn, 52, posted on her Instagram Story over the weekend: “Finally justice for my sister @blakelively,” and shared a link. New York Times article Regarding the alleged smear campaign.
Meanwhile, Johnson wrote on Instagram: Baldoni PR team “It was gross and disgusting, but it was very effective.”
He also addressed the resurfacing of an interview in which Lively was said to have been “rude” to a reporter, which made headlines when “It Ends With Us” was released in August.
“But let's post from our couch how much we hate her for making a mistake. And rightfully so,” Johnson wrote. “So she was being rude in an interview that magically replayed over and over again. I saw it. None of us have ever done something wrong or been mean. Never. We have to discount the good things of the decades for the few bad moments. I'm glad the microscope isn't with me every day.”
Lively addressed the lawsuit against Baldoni in a statement. New York Times.
“I hope that my legal action will help end the evil retaliatory tactics that harm those who speak out about wrongdoing, and help protect those who may be targeted.” she stated.
