It ends with us Studio Sony Pictures and SAG-AFTRA released statements in support Blake Lively Among her complaints against Coster and the director Justin Baldoni Sexual harassment and conducting a smear campaign against it.

“We have previously expressed our support for Blake for his work and films. We fully and strongly reiterate that support today," a Sony spokesperson said diversity In a Monday, December 23, statement. “Furthermore, we strongly condemn any reputational attack on him. Such attacks have no place in our business or civil society."

Hours earlier, the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists also spoke out against the "shocking and disturbing allegations" in a statement. time limitNoting that they applaud Lively's "courage to speak out about retaliation and harassment and her request to have an intimacy coordinator for all scenes with nudity or sexual content."

"This is an important step that helps ensure a safe set," a guild spokesperson told the outlet on Monday. “Employees have the right to raise concerns or file complaints. Retaliation for reporting misconduct or inappropriate behavior is illegal and wrong. We all have the right to be treated with dignity and respect at work and to work in an environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.”

Vibrant, 37, Filed a complaint Against Baldoni, 40, on Friday, Dec. 20, he claimed he created a "hostile work environment." It ends with us set and created Gossip Girl alum "severe emotional distress." The lawsuit also claims that Baldoni and his team launched a "social manipulation" campaign against Lively to tarnish her reputation.

Document, received by our weekly After it was first reported by TMZ And The New York Timessaid that a meeting was held during the film's production in January to address Lively's claims against her costar, which included "that Blake would no longer be shown nude videos or images of women, Baldoni's alleged former".Addiction to pornography"There are no more discussions of sexual conquest in front of Blake and the others, no more references to the cast and crew's genitalia, no more inquiries about Blake's weight, and no more references to Blake's dead father."

Baldoni, for his part, has vehemently denied the allegations against him. in a statement ourBaldoni's lawyer Brian Friedman Calling Lively's claims "completely false, outrageous and intentionally unsavory," alleging that she filed the lawsuit to "fix her negative reputation" and "restore a narrative" about the film's production. He claimed that Lively made "multiple demands and threats", including "threats not to show up on set, threats not to promote the film, ultimately leading to its demise on release if her demands were not met."

Lively's accusations of smear campaigns — which included text messages from Baldoni and his team — Friedman said our Agency Group PR, which was hired by Baldoni and is one of several firms named in the lawsuit, "acted like any other crisis management firm when hiring a client threatened by two very powerful people with unlimited resources."

Friedman also claimed that the texts were taken out of context. "The standard scenario plan TAG PR drafted proved unnecessary as audiences found Lively's own actions, interviews and marketing on the promotional tour uncomfortable, and the media themselves reacted to what they were portraying," he continued. “It's ironic that The New York TimesBy attempting to 'uncover' them A fraudulent PR attemptThe leaked private text exchanges reveal a lack of critical context, playing directly into Lively's own dubious PR strategy — the same strategy she accuses the firm of implementing."

Sony and SAG-AFTRA are the latest to speak out in support of Lively. It ends with us the writer Colin Hoover On Saturday, December 21, people took to social media to praise Lively for being "honest, kind, supportive and patient since day one."

Vivid and Baldoni's costar Brandon Schlener Also come Simple grace Defense of the stars, shared now story about the allegations via her Instagram story on Monday. "For the love of god read this," he wrote with a link to the article, tagging Lively and adding a red heart emoji.

Baldoni, meanwhile, has been omitted Through her agency WME, who represents Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds. Host of his "Man Enough" podcast, Liz PlankOn Monday, the women's nonprofit Vital Voices announced her departure along with rescinding its Voice of Solidarity Award, which was presented to Baldoni last week.