Blake Lively’s Brother-In-Law Defends Actress Over 'It Ends With Us' Drama

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Actor Bart Johnson, who is married to Blake Lively's older sister Robyn Lively, is speaking out defending the actress following the backlash Lively has received over her promotion of her new film 'It Ends With Us' as well as her rumored feud with director/co-star Justin Baldoni.

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00:00Blake Lively's brother-in-law is coming to her defense over the criticism she's faced over her

00:04film It Ends With Us saying the truth has not come out yet. High school musical actor Bart

00:10Johnson, who's married to Blake's older sister Robin Lively, responded to a comment on his recent

00:15Instagram post where he shared a birthday tribute to Blake. The comment read,

00:20shame she's so set on promoting happiness in a domestic violence setting without any regard for

00:25any victims. Disappointing from Blake. Johnson wrote in response, which appears to have since

00:30been deleted, I'm really sorry you feel that way. I'm sure you have a huge heart and want the best.

00:35I can promise you the truth has not come out yet. Blake worked harder on this film than anything

00:39I've seen her do my entire life because it meant so much to her. He went on to write,

00:44the message is in the book and in the movie, not in short clips slash interviews. She is the reason

00:49the message slash this movie is getting out. Were mistakes made? Yes, I make mistakes in life.

00:55But they aren't under a microscope. Anyway, I respect your views. I got nothing but love for

01:00you. Blake starred as Lily Bloom in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's 2016 book and

01:05also served as a producer. However, since the film's release on August 9th, the actress has

01:10been criticized on social media for not being vocal enough about the story's sensitive topics

01:14of domestic abuse and toxic relationships and instead focusing parts of the marketing campaign

01:19around the film's florals. She also faced backlash for her cross promotion of her new hair care

01:24brand Blake Brown during the film's press run. In addition, rumors over a fallout with director

01:30and co-star Justin Baldoni ran rampant on the internet, with many pointing out how Baldoni

01:35was the only one to handle the sensitive topic with care and shine a light on the victims of

01:39domestic violence. For more on this story, hit to THR.com. And for the latest entertainment

01:45news and updates, keep watching the Hollywood Reporter News.

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