Blake Lively’s Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants costars break silence amid Justin Baldoni lawsuit
Blake Lively’s costars from The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants – America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel – have spoken out after she filed a lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.
As Lively, 37, sues her It Ends With Us costar and director, 40, for sexual harassment among additional allegations, her ex-castmates opened up about their firsthand experiences with her.
Lively — whose sister recently defended her — previously starred opposite Ferrera, Tamblyn and Bledel in the 2005 coming-of-age adventure film, which follows four best friends who buy a pair of mysterious pants that fit each of them perfectly, despite all of them sizes are different.
In a joint Instagram post, Tamblyn and Ferrera released a statement signed by all three of them, including Bledel, who is not active on Instagram.
“In support of our sister Blake,” they wrote in the caption, signing it with a red heart emoji and their first name.
“As friends and sisters of Blake for over twenty years, we stand in solidarity with her as she fights back against the reported campaign being waged to destroy her reputation,” the trio’s statement said.
Blake Lively’s costars from The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants – America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel – spoke out after she filed a lawsuit against Justin Baldoni; from left to right: Lively, Ferrera, Bledel, Tamblyn depicted in portrait from 2008
While Lively, 37, is suing her It Ends With Us costar and director, 40, for sexual harassment among additional allegations, her ex-castmates opened up about their firsthand experiences with her; pictured in August in New York City
“During the filming of It Ends With Us, we saw her muster the courage to ask for a safe workplace for herself and colleagues on set,” they said.
“And we are shocked to read the evidence of a premeditated and vindictive effort that followed to discredit her voice,” they continued.
The three actresses also condemned Baldoni’s alleged attempt to “bury” Lively – as he and his team reportedly stated in a private message made public in the court documents – under the guise of good intentions and trying to shed light on domestic violence. the central message of It Ends With Us.
“Most disturbing is the brazen exploitation of the stories of domestic violence survivors to silence a woman who asked for safety,” Lively’s Sisterhood costars wrote.
“The hypocrisy is astonishing.”
Ferrera, Tamblyn and Bledel tagged Lively in their post.
Additionally, Ferrera and Tamblyn shared the post on their Instagram Stories alongside the link to the New York Times article about the lawsuit Lively filed on Friday.
“I was a confidante to my sister Blake as she went through some of this experience,” Tamblyn wrote alongside her Instagram Stories post.
In a joint Instagram post, Tamblyn and Ferrera released a statement signed by all three of them, including Bledel, who is not active on Instagram
Lively previously starred opposite Ferrera, Tamblyn and Bledel in the 2005 coming-of-age adventure film (pictured), which follows four best friends who buy a pair of mysterious pants that fit each of them perfectly, despite all being different sizes.
“In support of our sister, Blake,” they wrote in the caption, signing it with a red heart emoji and their first name
“As Blake’s friends and sisters for over twenty years, we stand with her in solidarity as she fights back against the reported campaign being waged to destroy her reputation,” the trio’s statement read; pictured together in 2005
The actresses also condemned Baldoni’s alleged attempt to “bury” Lively — as he and his team reportedly stated in a private message — under the guise of good intentions and trying to shed light on domestic violence, the central message of It Ends With Us.
errera and Tamblyn shared the post on their Instagram Stories. “I was a confidante to my sister Blake as she went through some of this experience,” Tamblyn wrote
In her Friday filing, Lively accused Baldoni of misconduct and creating a hostile work environment on the set of the film; pictured in December in New York City
With the alleged intention of “destroying” her reputation, she claimed he also spearheaded a smear campaign against her with the help of his crisis management team; depicted in film still from 2024
She provided evidence attached to her complaint that shed light on alleged incriminating private messages between Baldoni and his camp about their plan to damage her reputation and career. Baldoni denied the allegations; pictured in January in New Jersey
“I remember how incredibly painful it was for her,” she recalled.
“I’m glad this has all come to light with solid reporting and receipts. I ask you to read the full article and specifically the legal complaint at the link,” she wrote to her 348,000 followers before tagging the outlet’s report.
In her Friday filing, Lively accused Baldoni of misconduct and creating a hostile work environment on the set of the film.
With the alleged intention of ‘destroying’ her reputation, she claimed he had also spearheaded a smear campaign against her with the help of his crisis management team.
She provided evidence attached to her complaint that shed light on alleged incriminating private messages between Baldoni and his camp about their plan to damage her reputation and career.
Baldoni denied the allegations.