Amber Heard shows support for Blake Lively amid Justin Baldoni scandal

Amber Heard is showing support for Blake Lively. The ‘Aquaman’ star, who is now experiencing a new life chapter in Spain with her daughter, has shared her thoughts about the ‘It Ends With Us’ controversy, which follows allegations of sexual harassment against Lively’s director and co-star, Justin Baldoni.

Amber recently shared news about her pregnancy. This follows a tumultuous time during her 2022 defamation trial with her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. “I saw this firsthand and up close. It’s as horrifying as it is destructive,” the actress shared in a statement to NBC News, in support of Lively, who accused the actor of mounting a smear campaign against her.

Baldoni hired the same crisis PR team as Heard’s ex-husband. “Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying ‘A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on,’” Heard said about the Lively and Baldoni scandal. 

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Lively has also found support in ‘It Ends With Us’ author Colleen Hoover. “You have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met,” Hoover wrote on Instagram, sharing a photo of her and Lively hugging. “Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt.”

The actress claimed that Baldoni’s PR team established a “sophisticated, coordinated, and well-financed retaliation plan” to damage Lively’s reputation. 

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The ‘Gossip Girl’ star has received more support in Hollywood, including from her longtime friends and ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ co-stars America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, and Amber Tamblyn.  

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“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,” their recent joint statement reads. 

“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.”