Kaitlin Olson calls Blake Lively 'honest' amid her harassment lawsuit against Justin Baldoni
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kaitlin Olson showed her support for Blake Lively as the actress pursues legal action against 'It Ends With Us' director and co-star Justin Baldoni.
The 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' star took to social media to address Lively's claims, sharing an Instagram Reel from The New York Times that highlighted Lively's allegations of sexual harassment and a smear campaign against her.
Kaitlin Olson praises Blake Lively amid lawsuit against Justin Baldoni
Kaitlin Olson, 49, posted the comments along with the Reel on her Instagram Stories on Thursday, December 26.
Olson praised Lively as "kind, lovely, honest and generous" while also calling her an "incredible mom."
Notably, Olson’s husband, Rob McElhenney, has a professional connection to Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds. The two invested in the Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC in 2020, which brought their families closer.
Olson previously spoke about her limited interactions with Lively, sharing with Us Weekly in September that she had only met the 'Gossip Girl' star twice.
She noted that their differing coasts made it hard to spend more time together. “I would love to hang out with them both more often,” Olson said. “I love Ryan.”
Blake Lively accuses Justin Baldoni of harassment and a smear campaign
Blake Lively filed her complaint following months of speculation about behind-the-scenes issues during the filming of 'It Ends With Us'.
The 37-year-old actress accused Justin Baldoni, 40, of "disturbing" and "unprofessional" conduct while working on the movie.
Despite addressing the conduct on set involving Ryan, Sony Pictures, who distributed the film, and Wayfarer Studios, of which Baldoni is co-chairman and co-founder, approved of Lively's requests.
But she alleged Baldoni retaliated with a smear campaign during the movie promotion, which damaged her personal and professional reputation, by hiring a crisis manager to post negative content against her.
Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, on December 21, called the claims "false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt [Baldoni]."
Later, defending the crisis manager, he said, "The Agency Group (also known as TAG PR) operated as any other crisis management firm would when hired by a client experiencing threats by two extremely powerful people with unlimited resources."
Blake Lively gets support from several Hollywood stars, co-stars
Several Hollywood stars, including Blake Lively's co-stars Jenny Slate and Brandon Sklenar, have voiced support for her.
Slate, 42, called the claims in Lively’s complaint "terribly dark" and "disturbing."
"As Blake Lively’s cast mate and friend, I voice my support as she takes action against those reported to have planned and carried out an attack on her reputation," she told TODAY.
"What has been revealed about the attack on Blake is terribly dark, disturbing and wholly threatening. I commend my friend, I admire her bravery, and I stand by her side," she added further as MEAWW reported.
