Michele Morrone recalled seeing Blake Lively in “pain” after finishing filming It Ends With Us.
The film has been mired in controversy since Lively, 37, sued her former It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni on Saturday for alleged sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign.
On Monday, the Italian star, who is set to star alongside the blonde beauty in the upcoming A Simple Favor sequel, took to her Instagram Story to share a heartfelt video message in solidarity with the actress amid her shocking accusations. and its mixed public response. .
“It’s usually not my thing to make these types of videos, but I think it’s time to stand up for a person that I really love and this person is Blake Lively,” he said in the clip.
He recalled: “I met Blake personally during A Simple Favor 2, we filmed this amazing movie together and I felt like something was wrong, I felt the pain and then we had a chance to talk, her and I.
‘Blake was suffering. And I’m really tired of seeing those kinds of cruel and mean comments about her without knowing the situation,’ Michele continued.
Michele Morrone recalled seeing Blake Lively in “pain” after finishing filming It Ends With Us. They star together in A Simple Favor 2; Michele seen on the left in December and Blake seen on the right in August
The handsome actor also linked to a New York Times article detailing private messages that allegedly contain a campaign targeting Lively’s reputation after she accused Baldoni of misconduct on the set of It Ends With Us.
‘That’s why I want to link the article (from) The New York Times right here so that you can understand, before commenting, what happened,’ he added.
‘That’s all I ask. That’s what I want you to do. “Blake, I love you so much,” she gushed. ‘Keep it up and we’ll see each other very, very soon. I love you.’
It Ends With Us, which was adapted from Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel of the same name, follows the story of Lily Bloom (Lively), a woman going through a physically abusive relationship with her husband Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni).
When her high school sweetheart comes back into her life, she questions everything about her marriage.
Marrone is one of many stars who supported Lively after she served Jane The Virgin actor, 40.
Stars who have publicly supported the actress include Hoover, Amy Schumer, Gwyneth Paltrow and Lively’s Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants co-stars America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel, among others.
And just days after Baldoni was honored with the Voices of Solidarity award on December 9, which honors men who have advocated for women’s rights, the organization Vital Voices rescinded the distinction.
He said: “I met Blake personally during A Simple Favor 2, we filmed this amazing movie together and I felt something was wrong and I felt the pain; Michele seen in September
‘Blake was suffering. And I’m really tired of seeing those kinds of cruel and mean comments about her without knowing the situation,’ he said; Blake seen in August
Lively, 37, sued her former It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni on Saturday for alleged sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign; Justin seen in August
In It Ends With Us, Lively plays a woman going through a physically abusive relationship with her husband (played by Baldoni). His life changes when his high school sweetheart comes back into his life; Baldoni and Lively appear in It Ends With Us
The Gossip Girl star claims that Baldoni fostered a toxic work environment, which included the director allegedly showing him nude videos and images of other women, as well as discussing his alleged previous addiction to pornography.
“I hope my legal action will help uncover these sinister retaliation tactics to harm people who report misconduct and help protect others who may be targeted,” Lively said in a statement.
Baldoni’s team has denied the allegations and said the legal action is an attempt to repair Lively’s reputation, which suffered in the wake of the beleaguered film’s release.
became embroiled in a series of scandals after fans became aware of tensions between the two leads.
Lively also claimed that Baldoni made inappropriate questions about her weight, comments about her dead father and sexual comments about the cast and crew.