Kjersti FlaaJournalist who previously gave an interview Blake Lively He has been asked to "quit" his job, denying being part of an alleged smear campaign against the actress.

“Okay, so I have to say something because now I see things starting to snowball and people starting to think I had something to do with the smear campaign against Blake Lively, which was allegedly orchestrated. Justin Baldoni And his team," said via Flaa Instagram Saturday, Dec. 21, added that he had read through the lawsuit and the "dirty work" going on behind the scenes. "I just wanted to say I had nothing to do with it."

Fla said he was "surprised" and "horrified" by the text messages between Baldoni's PR team. case Lively, 37, filed on Friday, Dec. 20.

"I would never participate in anything like that," he said. "It's insulting to me."

Fla said she "didn't want to be a part of it," noting that she shared a video of a previous interview with Lively and "that's it."

"Just wanted to put it out there," Fla captioned her Instagram post. "I had nothing to do with his smear campaign against Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively that was reported. The New York Times Today there are conspiracy theories alleging that I was paid by his PR team to help spread their smear. None of that is true.”

News broke Saturday that Lively had filed a lawsuit It ends with us Coster and director Baldoni, 40, for sexual harassment. which is received in the case our weekly It is reported by later TMZ And The New York TimesLiving accused Baldoni Launching a "social manipulation" campaign Against him for "ruining" his reputation.

Flaa released a lengthy statement through YouTube Saturday, explaining that he "will not accept money to compromise my integrity as a journalist."

"I can see how people are trying to make a connection here that I'm working with Justin Baldney's PR company because it's too much of a coincidence that my video was posted at that time," he explained, explaining that he "had a bad time" with Blake Lively. Experience” and decided to post the video after watching It ends with us.

In August, Fla released a clip of Lively and Parker Posey From 2016 Cafe Society Press Tour Title: "The Blake Lively Interview That Made Me Want to Quit My Job." In the clip, tensions flare between Fla and Lively when the reporter congratulates the actress on her "little bump" and asks about the film's period costumes.

"When my video came out, it added fuel to the fire against Blake Lively," Fla claims, adding that she had "no idea what was going on." on set of It ends with us.

Fla noted that he "never defended" Baldoni. "I don't know him," he said. "I never met him. In fact, I didn't even know he existed It ends with us. So I have no sympathy for any of these people involved.”

While pointing to specific text messages between Baldoni's PR team in Lively's case, Fla called the exchange "kind of disgusting."

"The thing is, I don't want anything to do with it," he said. “I know nothing about Justin Baldoni. I know nothing about his PR team. And under no circumstances will I work with any PR team to spread hate against or hurt anyone on the internet. I would never do that."