Blake Lively’s “It Ends With Us” co-star Brandon Sklenar has publicly reacted to the actress’ sexual harassment complaint against Justin Baldoni.
Sklenar took to his Instagram Story on Monday to encourage his followers to read the full complaint on the New York Times website after the “Gossip Girl” alum filed on Friday.
“For the love of god read this,” the “1923” actor captioned a link to the documents.
He also tagged Lively along with a red heart emoji.
The mother of four accused Baldoni, her “It Ends With Us” co-star and director, of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment on set of their movie, which was released in August.
Lively, 37, also alleged that the “Jane the Virgin” alum, 40, and his PR team orchestrated a smear campaign against her after she called for an “all-hands” meeting to address his alleged behavior during filming.
According to the complaint obtained by Page Six, Baldoni was told to stop showing Lively “nude videos or images of women” and to stop mentioning his past “porn addiction” to her.
The “Five Feet Apart” director was also told to cease discussing his “personal experiences with sex” with her, per the filing.
Lively claimed that she also requested an intimacy coordinator be present at all times during her scenes with Baldoni, who was also allegedly told not to bite or suck her lip without her consent.
In response to the complaint, Bryan Freedman, an attorney for Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, told Page Six in a statement, “It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false accusations.
“These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media.”
Following Lively’s complaint against Baldoni, he was dropped by his talent agency, WME. The actress and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, are still represented by the same agency.
Sklenar — who plays Atlas Corrigan in the movie — previously came to Lively’s defense in August amid the backlash against her and rumors of a feud with Baldoni.
“I wanted to take a minute and address all this stuff swirling online,” the “Offer” actor, 34, began a lengthy statement posted on Instagram at the time.
“Vilifying the women who put so much of their heart and soul into making this film because they believe so strongly in its message seems counterproductive and detracts from what this film is about,” he continued.
“What may or may not have happened behind the scenes does not and hopefully should not detract from what our intentions were in making this film,” Sklenar added.
“It’s been disheartening to see the amount of negativity being projected online.”
Robyn Lively also took to social media to support her sister Blake after she filed her complaint against Baldoni.
“FINALLY justice for my sister @blakelively,” Robyn posted on her Instagram Story Saturday.
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