For months, Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily avoided speaking directly about the legal conflict with Blake Lively. But this Wednesday, July 8, both broke their silence with a nearly five-minute video on Instagram, where they referred to the emotional toll they experienced since the actress accused him of sexual harassment and retaliation during the production of It Ends With Us. 😔
Justin spoke of “injustice” and Emily went further: she mentioned the “trauma” that, according to them, their family went through, in addition to questioning the fact that the situation was presented as a fight for women when, from their perspective, it was not. They also explained that they preferred to stay silent while the legal process ran its course.
But the judicial chapter is not completely closed yet. Although the main dispute was resolved in May, one key figure is still pending: Blake Lively is claiming more than 8 million dollars in legal fees and costs, and Baldoni has until July 13 to accept the amount or fight it in court. 💸