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“Every form of violence must be exposed”

“Every form of violence must be exposed”

Gotham/WireImage Justin Baldoni on August 6, 2024

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Justin Baldoni on August 6, 2024

A podcaster who was recently interviewed Justin Baldoni deleted his episode in the light Blake Lively‘s sexual harassment complaint filed against him.

On Tuesday, December 24 Elizabeth’s Daywho hosts a podcast How to failshared a statement on Instagram in which she wrote that she had decided to “remove the recent How to fail interview with Justin Baldoni from all platforms, while the disturbing allegations made against him in Blake Lively’s recent (claim) are being fully investigated.”

“Every person has the right to a safe workplace. Every woman has the right to dignity in this workplace,” wrote British writer Day. “Any form of violence must be exposed and I applaud people who have the courage to do so.”

Baldoni appeared on the December 4 episode of the Day podcast, where he talked about receiving a diagnosis of ADHD at the age of 40 and he said “had a near breakdown” while directing and performing the main role It ends with usthe romantic-drama film at the center of a lawsuit filed by Lively, 37, against Baldoni on Dec. 20.

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Lively filed a complaint a few months later rumors of behind-the-scenes feuds between her and Baldoni began to arise in August. she allegedly that during production, Baldoni displayed “disturbing” and “unprofessional” behavior on set, then allegedly launched a campaign of revenge against her.

Baldoni’s attorney, Brian Friedman, called Lively’s allegations “false, outrageous and intentionally obscene with the intent to publicly offend” him. initial statement shared on December 21

On December 23, he reviewed Lively’s claims that Baldoni’s crisis publicists ran smear campaign against her which damaged its reputation and business, and said The Agency Group (also known as TAG PR) “would have acted like any other crisis management firm when hired by a client who felt threatened by two extremely influential people with unlimited resources.”

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Araya Doeni/Variety via Getty Justin Baldoni December 4, 2024Araya Doeni/Variety via Getty Justin Baldoni December 4, 2024

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Justin Baldoni on December 4, 2024

In a statement Lively shared with The New York Times When the publication reported on her complaint on December 21, the actress said: “I hope my lawsuit will help pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and help protect others who may be targeted.”

Baldoni, who was later dropped by his talent agencies, became co-host Man is enough podcast with journalist and writer Liz Plank produced by Jamie Heaththe latter of whom was also accused of misconduct in Lively’s complaint, as of 2021. Co-host Plank said in a statement on Dec. 23 that she is leaving the show.

“We all deserve better, and I know that together we can create it. I will have more to share soon as I continue to process everything that happened,” Plank said. “In the meantime, I will continue to support anyone who calls out for injustice and prosecutes those who stand in their way.”

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