It Ends With Us creator Colleen Hoover has supplied phrases of assist to Blake Lively, who starred within the movie adaptation of her e-book.
The creator took to social media to share glowing reward for the actress, 37, by way of an Instagram Story posted on Saturday, December 21.
“Blake Energetic you’ve gotten been nothing however trustworthy, variety, supportive and affected person for the reason that day we met,” Hoover, 45, wrote. “Thanks for being precisely the human that you’re. By no means change. By no means wilt.”
A photograph of Energetic and Hoover hugging accompanied the caption.
The poignant Instagram put up got here after information broke that Lively has filed a lawsuit in opposition to It Ends With Us’ director and lead actor, Justin Baldoni, 40. A hyperlink to an article about the lawsuit was hooked up to Hoover’s Instagram put up.
Within the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, December 20, and obtained by Us Weekly after it was reported on by TMZ and The New York Occasions, Lively accused Baldoni of launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “destroy” her fame.
Energetic filed a sexual harassment lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni on Friday, which claimed a gathering was held throughout manufacturing of It Ends With Us in January 2024 to handle Energetic’s claims in opposition to her costar.
Per the lawsuit, Energetic’s calls for included “no extra exhibiting nude movies or pictures of ladies to Blake, no extra point out of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘pornography addiction,’ no extra discussions about sexual conquests in entrance of Blake and others, no additional mentions of solid and crew’s genitalia, no extra inquiries about Blake’s weight, and no additional point out of Blake’s lifeless father.”
Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman addressed Energetic’s “fully false, outrageous and deliberately salacious” allegations in a press release to Us. He claimed Energetic filed the lawsuit to “repair her detrimental fame” and “rehash a story” concerning the manufacturing of the movie.
He additional alleged the actress made “a number of calls for and threats” throughout filming, together with “threatening to not present as much as set, threatening to not promote the movie, finally resulting in its demise throughout launch, if her calls for weren’t met.”
In a press release to The New York Occasions in December, Energetic stated, “I hope that my authorized motion helps pull again the curtain on these sinister retaliatory techniques to hurt individuals who converse up about misconduct and helps defend others who could also be focused.”
The actress denied spreading detrimental details about Baldoni.
Rumors had been rife earlier this 12 months that there was unhealthy blood between Energetic and Baldoni when they didn’t do press for the movie collectively whereas on the promotional path forward of its launch in August.