‘Never Wilt’

‘It Ends With Us’ Author Voices Support for Blake Lively Amid Sex Harassment Lawsuit

Author Colleen Hoover sent Lively her support on social media.

It Ends with Us author Colleen Hoover has voiced her support for Blake Lively after she filed a lawsuit against co-star and director Justin Baldoni for alleged sexual harassment. “You have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met,” Hoover wrote on her Instagram Stories Saturday alongside a photo of her and Lively hugging. “Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt,” she continued while adding a link to The New York Times’ report on Lively’s suit. Baldoni, who directed and starred opposite Lively in the film adaption of Hoover’s novel, has been accused of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against Lively with the help of his public relations team. In a statement to the Associated Press, Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman called the allegations “outrageous” and said, “These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media.”