Blake Lively’s Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Co-Stars Issue Statement on Justin Baldoni Lawsuit

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Blake Lively’s Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Co-Stars Issue Statement on Justin Baldoni Lawsuit

Blake Lively‘s co-stars from the 2005 fan-favorite movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants have released a statement supporting her amidst the ongoing issues between her and It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni.

What did Lively’s co-stars say?

In a statement on Instagram over the weekend, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel — all of whom appeared alongside Lively in the movie — said that they stood with her as she looks to fight back against an alleged campaign that was made to “destroy her reputation.”

“As Blake’s friends and sisters for over 20 years, we stand with her in solidarity as she fights back against the reported campaign waged to destroy her reputation,” the statement read. “Throughout the filming of It Ends With Us, we saw her summon the courage to ask for a safe workplace for herself and colleagues on set, and we are appalled to read the evidence of a premeditated and vindictive effort that ensued to discredit her voice. Most upsetting is the unabashed exploitation of domestic violence survivors’ stories to silence a woman who asked for safety. The hypocrisy is astounding.

“We are struck by the reality that even if a woman is as strong, celebrated and resourced as our friend Blake, she can face forceful retaliation for daring to ask for a safe working environment. We are inspired by our sister’s courage to stand up for herself and others.”

The statement comes just a few days after Lively filed a complaint against Baldoni alleging him of sexual harassment and of coordinating an effort to destroy her reputation. In Lively’s claims, she states that things got so bad during filming that an all-hands-on-deck meeting was called due to her claims of a hostile work environment. During the meeting, Lively asked that Baldoni stop showing her nude videos or images of women, that he stop mentioning his pornography addiction to her, that Baldoni stop discussing sexual experiences in front of her, and that he also stop mentioning Lively’s weight.

The lawsuit also claims that an agreement was made between production company Wayfarer Studios and the cast, in which the promotion of the movie would focus “more on [Lively’s character’s] strength and resilience as opposed to describing the film as a story about domestic violence.” However, Lively claims that Baldoni would renege on that and instead spoke in interviews about the film’s serious story.

Lively also claimed that Baldoni and his PR manager, Melissa Nathan, discussed ways in which to start a social media campaign to harm her reputation. The filing by Lively includes 22 pages of texts between Baldoni’s publicist and Nathan, in which they discuss wanting to have Lively “buried.”