Justin Baldoni publicly masqueraded as a champion for women’s rights but is now facing sexual harassment allegations.
The fake face of Hollywood has been exposed yet again, according to a lawsuit. Baldoni is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons and everything he once stood for is now in question. The actor and director preached feminist views in the public eye, only to be accused of sexually harassing his female colleague, Blake Lively, on the set of their movie “It Ends With us.” Even worse is the allegation that he went to great lengths to destroy Lively’s image by hiring a crisis management firm to spread false information about her in an attempt to tarnish her reputation. If this is all true, fake Hollywood has reared it’s ugly head yet again.
EVERYONE owns an apology to Blake Lively for dragging her back during the it ends with us press tour
and fuck Justin Baldoni, how do you make a movie about domestic violence while sexually harassing your co-star???? absolutely disgusting pic.twitter.com/V1aiaB6zI4
— ً (@oceansjonas) December 21, 2024
Baldoni was put under the spotlight by the launch of this very public lawsuit, and now he has nowhere to hide. The man who publicly proclaimed to be a feminist ally has had his alleged text messages exposed, showing a very different side of the dispute than what was previously put out to the public.
Lively’s lawsuit included disturbing text messages it said were between Baldoni and his team in which they allegedly discussed “burying” Lively through a series of strategic social media moves designed to destroy her public image, according to The New York Times.
Amber Heard supports Blake Lively amid Justin Baldoni smear campaign allegations:
“Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying ‘A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on.’ I saw this firsthand and up close. It’s as horrifying… pic.twitter.com/9nWJo1FOOy
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) December 23, 2024
The texts presented as part of this lawsuit suggested that Baldoni explicitly referenced hate campaigns waged against other successful women to be used as examples to target Lively. Among the alleged messages he sent was a screenshot of an X post titled Bieber’s “history of bullying women,” according to the New York Post. Baldoni allegedly wanted that framing to be duplicated against Lively. “This is what we would need,” the actor commented in relation to the text, according to the lawsuit.
JERSEY CITY, NJ – JANUARY 12: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are seen on the set of “It Ends with Us” on January 12, 2024 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Getty Images
These hardly seem to be the moves a feminist supporter would make.
The smear campaign that the lawsuit claims was positioned to take Lively down has been made available for public scrutiny.
Allegedly using social media forums and professional teams to take down his colleague hardly aligns with the caring male image Baldoni initially painted of himself. His public persona doesn’t seem to match his private messaging.
Many members of the cast of “It Ends With Us” publicly supported Lively, further suggesting that Baldoni’s feminist views may have been nothing more than part of a facade. (RELATED: ‘No More Adding Of Sex Scenes’: Blake Lively Sues Movie Co-Star Justin Baldoni Over Sexual Harassment Claims: REPORT)
While we wait for the lawsuit to unfold, this may be yet another example of the bullshit that seems to seep out of the mouths of celebrities, only to bite them back in the long run.
