Jameela Jamil on calling Blake Lively 'suicide bomber' in unsealed texts

Actor and activist Jameela Jamil has spoken at length after unsealed court documents from the ongoing legal dispute between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni revealed private text messages in which she referred to Lively as a suicide bomber and a villain according to The Hollywood ReporterThe messages sent in August 2024 were exchanged between Jamil and Jennifer Abel a publicist who represented both Jamil and Baldoni at the time The texts were in response to a TikTok video criticising Livelys remarks during the It Ends With Us press tour with some viewers alleging the promotional interviews did not reflect the films focus on domestic abuse In one message Jamil wrote Shes a suicide bomber at this point and added Ive never seen such a bizarre villain act beforeAddressing the controversy Jamil said I am ready to say some things mostly to clarify timing cause timing is key for context She added I think its really weird that my private text messages from 18 months ago have suddenly been released now My name has deliberately been unredacted to cause as much trouble as possible for me even though these text messages have nothing to do with the caseThe legal battle began in December 2024 when Lively filed a complaint against Baldoni her It Ends With Us costar and director alleging sexual harassment and a social manipulation campaign to damage her reputation Baldonis legal team has called the claims shameful and categorically false His countersuit was later dismissed and the trial is scheduled for May 18Jamil stressed that her comments were made months before the lawsuit Check the dates she said noting the texts were sent in August 2024 There were four months between when I was saying those things and a lawsuit coming to light I had no idea about any of this stuff so I was just purely venting to my friend about how I felt about the press rollout for that terrible movie as quoted by The Hollywood ReporterExplaining why the films promotion upset her Jamil said I grew up with domestic violence in my home I was a victim of domestic violence in my 20s It made me feel some type of way She added that interviews meant to be really beautiful bonding moments were met with callous or sarcastic or cold or diluted answers which offended herMe calling her a suicide bomber is just a reference to me watching someone use their own terrible answers in interviews to blow up their own career or their own project I found that both funny and very agitating And Im just kidding around in private text messages Jamil said I would never have put that out there for the world not because Im ashamed but because I dont want to cause harm or trouble for that person I dont want to make anyone feel bad I just want to be able to express that to my friend Thats healthy and thats normalThe fact that my name was unredacted all of it just felt very targeted and very weird and an attempt to throw me under the bus And I know thats happened to several people now and I find it very gross and upsetting she said as qoted by The Hollywood ReporterAs for her thoughts on the matter Jamil said The matter is constantly updating Were constantly getting new information This is an active suit I tend to never speak during an active lawsuit or court case because A you never know whats going to come out the next day thats gonna blow up in your face And B its inappropriate to participate when you have a giant platform the way I kind of doJamil concluded by saying she is more concerned about global humanitarian crises than celebrity disputes I actively dont give dont want to hear about these people ever again she said adding I pray for all of us that we will be released from this topic and these people soon as quoted by The Hollywood ReporterAlong with Jamil Livelys unsealed text messages with Taylor Swift email to Ben Affleck and statements from Jenny Slate and Isabela Ferrers depositions about Baldoni were also unveiledThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever