Justin Baldoni's mom defends him amid Blake Lively's sexual harassment lawsuit

Sharon Baldoni mother of director and actor Justin Baldoni has spoken out publicly for the first time in defence of her son amid his ongoing legal battle with his It Ends With Us costar Blake LivelyLively who filed a lawsuit against Baldoni in December has accused the director of sexual harassment and retaliation on the set of the 2024 film It Ends With UsIn an Instagram post Sharon expressed her unwavering support for Justin who turned 41 on January 24Happy Birthday Justin she wrote accompanying the message with a throwback photo of the twoView this post on InstagramA post shared by Sharon Baldoni sharonsbaldoniRemembering a wonderful moment after the final ending of Jane The Virgina moment where joy and love permeated the set where friendships and family were born and kindness and integrity permeated the hearts of all the actors and crew she wroteSharon continued to reflect on the emotional significance of the moment after the Jane The Virgin finale noting Sadness only entered because it was the final scene of a wonderful journey and the beginning of the rest of our lives A happy loving and generous memory with hearts exploding with possibilitiesShe further emphasized her belief in her sons character adding Life has its moments and also its surprises as you keep your integrity through it all Justice and truth will shine today and into eternity I love you more than you will ever know Happy Birthday my beautiful boy May God continue to bless you in truthSharons post came after Justins wife Emily Baldoni also shared her birthday tribute to her husbandEmily posted a sweet message on Instagram alongside a photo of the couple kissing by the ocean while holding their children Maiya 9 and Maxwell 7Happy birthday my love Emily wrote Celebrating the man husband and father that you are Id choose you again and againRecently Justin was seen spending time with his family in Hawaii where he was photographed carrying a surfboardBlake Livelys lawsuit alleges that she and other cast and crew members of It Ends With Us experienced invasive unwelcome unprofessional and sexually inappropriate behaviour from Baldoni on set as per E NewsShe further accuses him of retaliating against her by working with a crisis PR team to harm her reputationIn response Justin Baldoni has denied all allegations Through his legal team he has filed a USD 400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively and her husband actor Ryan Reynolds according to E NewsAs per E News the lawsuit includes claims of extortion defamation and other alleged wrongful actions accusing Lively and her team of orchestrating a vile smear campaignBlake Livelys legal team however has dismissed Baldonis countersuit calling it another chapter in the abuser playbook and asserting that the lawsuit is part of a larger attempt to discredit Livelys allegations of sexual harassmentThey characterized the legal move as an act of retaliation against Livelys accusationsThis 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