Following allegations made by Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni, the director and co-star of It Ends with Us, Kaitlin Olson has publicly shown her support for Lively.

On Thursday, the three-time Emmy nominee described Lively as “a kind, lovely, honest and generous person (and an incredible mom) FYI” while sharing an article on her Instagram Story regarding Lively’s accusations of sexual harassment and retaliation against Baldoni.

Olson’s husband, Rob McElhenney, who co-stars in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, co-owns Welsh football club Wrexham A.F.C. with Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds.

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Lively has previously criticized Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, along with others involved in the domestic violence film, for sexually harassing her and allegedly orchestrating “a coordinated effort to destroy her reputation.”

“I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,” Lively stated in a message provided to Deadline.

Baldoni, who has since been dropped by WME, labeled the allegations as “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media,” through his lawyer, Bryan Freedman.

Nevertheless, in a detailed 10-claim complaint filed last week with the California Civil Rights Department, Lively elaborates on “the hostile work environment that had nearly derailed production of the Film” and the alleged multi-faceted “Astroturfing” campaign against her by Baldoni and his company.

“Mr. Baldoni and his Wayfarer associates embarked on a sophisticated press and digital plan in retaliation for Ms. Lively exercising her legally-protected right to speak up about their misconduct on the set, with the additional objective of intimidating her and anyone else from revealing in public what actually occurred,” asserts the 80-page complaint, which includes seemingly incriminating text messages between Baldoni and a crisis communications specialist named Melissa Nathan, along with her company, The Agency Group PR LLC (TAG).

Stephanie Jones, the founder of Baldoni’s former PR company, Joneworks, has filed a lawsuit against him, Wayfarer Studios, and publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel for defamation, breach of contract, and more. Her attorney claims that Baldoni attempted “to publicly pin blame for this smear campaign on Jones—when Jones had no knowledge or involvement in it.”

Meanwhile, Baldoni is reportedly preparing to file a counter-lawsuit after the New Year, as reported by the Daily Mail, alleging that it was Lively who conducted a smear campaign against him and that she misrepresented WhatsApp messages from Baldoni’s team in her complaint.

Although Freedman did not confirm or deny the impending countersuit, he told Deadline, “I am not going to speak to when or how many lawsuits we are filing but when we file our first lawsuit, it is going to shock everyone who has been manipulated into believing a demonstrably false narrative. It will be supported by real evidence and tell the true story. In over 30 years of practicing, I have never seen this level of unethical behavior intentionally fueled through media manipulation. It reminds me of what NBC tried to do to Megyn Kelly and Gabrielle Union and we all know how that ended up. Standby.”

Person: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Kaitlin Olson, Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, Gwyneth Paltrow, Amy Schumer, Paul Feig, Bryan Freedman, Stephanie Jones, Melissa Nathan, Jennifer Abel

Company Names: Wayfarer Studios, WME, Joneworks, The Agency Group PR LLC (TAG)

Titles: It Ends with Us, Sony

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