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Blake Lively returned to social media for the first time since filing an explosive lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.
With five dangerous wildfires ravaging several neighborhoods in Los Angeles, the Gossip Girl The student took to her Instagram Story on January 9 to share resources provided by Mutual Aid LA for anyone affected by the disaster.
In a second post to her story, she flipped through a spreadsheet listing local shelters, animal rescues and food banks that are currently open for shelter and supplies.
While it is not known if Lively has been directly affected by the fires, several Hollywood stars, including Adam Brody, Anna Faris, Billy Crystal and Paris Hilton, have lost their homes since the flames were unleashed by the Santa Ana winds. on January 7th. As of Thursday, three of the five (Palisades, Eaton and Sunset) have not yet been contained.
Lively's urgent message to her fans comes nearly three weeks after the 37-year-old filed a lawsuit against her. Finish with us co-star, Justin Baldoni, 40, alleging sexual harassment.
In the lawsuit, the a simple favor The protagonist claimed that Baldoni's behavior on set caused him “serious emotional distress.”
The lawsuit also claims that Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, Baldoni and their respective attorneys met during the filming of the film to address her claims about the work environment.
Furthermore, the demand claims that Lively had listed several requirements that had to be met in order to continue working and that they were supposedly approved by Sony Pictures, the distributors of Finish with us.
These requirements included: “No more showing nude videos or images of women to Blake, no more mentions of Baldoni's alleged previous 'pornography addiction', no more discussions of sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no more mentions of cast and crew genitalia. , no more questions about Blake's weight and no more mentions of Blake's dead father. No more sex scenes, oral sex or climaxes on camera by BL outside the scope of the script that BL approved when signing the project.”
Lively then claims in the lawsuit that Baldoni began a campaign to “destroy” her reputation after their meeting.
“I hope that my legal action will help lift the curtain on these sinister retaliation tactics to harm people who report misconduct and help protect others who may be targeted,” Lively said in a statement to TMZ.
December 22 The New York Times published an investigation alleging that Baldoni is responsible for orchestrating a public relations campaign that would hopefully “bury” Lively.
As a result, the director is suing the outlet for $250 million and his lawyers are reportedly considering filing a countersuit against Lively.
