About a week after The New York Times reported that Blake Lively filed a legal complaint against Justin Baldoni and accused her It Ends With Us costar and director of sexual harassment and retaliation, Justin responded with a $250 million libel lawsuit against the newspaper. The Man Enough host is claiming The Times published an article “rife with inaccuracies, misrepresentations, and omissions” that supported Blake’s “self-serving narrative.” He’s also alleging that Blake created false allegations against him so she could take control of the movie and repair her reputation.
While multiple It Ends With Us cast members, a whole bunch of other celebs, SAG-AFTRA, and Sony (the studio behind Justin and Blake’s film) have all publicly supported Blake, I’ve yet to see a single person speak out in support of Justin… until now. The actor and director’s sister, Sara Baldoni, reacted to the Blake and Justin feud via Instagram Stories, and she’s definitely Team Justin.
Here’s Sara Baldoni’s response to Justin Baldoni’s counter-lawsuit against The New York Times.
Justin Baldoni’s Sister, Sara Baldoni, Defends Him Amid Blake Lively Legal Battle
In a January 1 Instagram Story, Sara shared a link to the Variety report about Justin’s lawsuit and defended her brother’s character. “As many of you have witnessed, my brother’s integrity and lifelong dedication to service and humanity has been under attack by unilateral spinning of a one-sided, false narrative,” she wrote.
“Immensely grateful for the love, support and prayers from so many who recognize the truth,” her caption continued, “and that the full story is now being shared with the world.” In another slide, Justin’s sister celebrated the start of 2025 and added, “Cheers to the year love conquers hate and integrity and truth outshine manipulation.”
Image Credit: Sara Baldoni InstagramSara is notably the first member of Justin’s inner circle to defend him online. His wife, Emily Baldoni, has yet to make any public statements about Blake’s allegations or his counter-lawsuit. However, Justin’s Man Enough podcast co-host, Liz Plank, announced that she’s leaving the show following the news of Blake’s complaint. “We all deserve better, and I know that together, we can create it,” she wrote in her Instagram statement about quitting the podcast. Liz stressed that she will “continue to support everyone who calls out injustice and holds the people standing in their way accountable,” seemingly referencing Blake’s complaint.
Several celebs including Sabrina Carpenter, Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, and Jake Shane still follow Justin on Instagram, but haven’t publicly defended him as of now.
We’ll just have to wait and see if anyone else joins Justin’s sister in supporting him on social media.
