Blake Lively’s brother-in-law calls Justin Baldoni a ‘liar’
Blake Livelybrother-in-law, Bart Johnsondenounced “fraud” Justin Baldoni.
this high school musical Actor, married to Lively’s sister, Robin LivelyBlake shared his candid thoughts on Baldoni as he files a sexual harassment lawsuit against her on The X on Monday, December 23 It all ends with us Director and co-star.
“He’s a liar. He puts on a hero’s ‘costume,’ bun and all,” Johnson, 54, said.
“He uses all the popular buzzwords and catchphrases in his podcast,” he continued, referring to Baldoni’s podcast “Man Enough,” in which the actor and director discussed toxic masculinity, psychology Topics such as health and gender differences.
“None of this is true,” Johnson said. “It’s all theater. Everybody’s fallen for it. Over the years. Rewatch his videos with a more critical eye and see the way he praises and praises himself with fake humility and self-deprecation. How. Wonderful show.
Black, 37, filed a complaint against Baldoni, 40, with the California Civil Complaints Division on Friday, December 20, accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of their recent movie. Colleen Hoover adapt. She also claimed Bardoni was behind a digital smear campaign aimed at tarnishing her reputation.
in a statement us weekly On Saturday, December 21, Baldoni’s lawyer, Brian Friedmansaid Black’s accusations were “completely false, outrageous and intentionally obscene.” Friedman claims Black filed the lawsuit to “correct her negative reputation” and “retell the story” about the film’s production. Friedman further claimed Black made “multiple demands and threats” while filming It all ends with usincluding “threats not to show up on the set and not promote the film if her demands were not met, ultimately leading to the film’s demise during its release.”
Johnson – best known as Bolton coach high school musical Movie – who previously supported his sister-in-law on Saturday after news of the lawsuit became public.
“Her complaint was made during filming. On the record. Long before the public conflict. There’s a reason the cast unfollowed him,” Johnson claimed in the comments section. new york times” Instagram post about Blake’s lawsuit “Please read this before you complain. [sic] ignorance.
“His PR team was brilliant. Cruel, disgusting, but very effective,” Johnson continued. “Read this article, their text exchange, and his PR campaign strategy to bury her by any means necessary. No one left out [sic] shortcoming. But the public was fooled.
Johnson claimed “of course mistakes were made” and pointed to Blake’s many responsibilities, including being the mother of her and her husband’s four children Ryan Reynolds‘Children.
“But imagine you’re a stay-at-home mom raising 4 kids, married to the busiest man in Hollywood, and a multi-company boss woman who writes, produces, runs a nonprofit, and spends every day Work from home 16+ hours so you can be with your kids,” he wrote. “Launching two new businesses that you’ve been working on/developing for years (the launches were scheduled by the publisher, not you, by the way) while being attacked by a very expensive PR smear campaign because you have so much confidence in what you have to The film dealt with sexual harassment allegations.
Johnson noted that Black “did a great job for me and tried to do good things for the right reasons.”
“But yeah, let’s post from the couch how much we hate her for making mistakes,” he continued. “That makes sense. I mean, she was rude in these interviews that were magically replayed. I saw it. None of us were ever wrong or mean. Never. We owe it to those few of bad moments and ignore decades of good times. I’m glad I don’t carry a microscope with me every day of my life.
Johnson’s wife, Robin, took to social media on Saturday to support her sister. “Finally justice for my sister @blakelily,” Robyn, 52, wrote on her Instagram Story, sharing a screenshot of the photo new york times Article about litigation.