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Justin Baldoni’s father defends son amid sexual harassment allegations
Justin Baldoni’s father, Sam Baldoni, has proven help for his son amid the continued authorized battle with Blake Energetic and Ryan Reynolds.
On Wednesday, March 5, Sam, 61, shared a video on his Instagram Story of a bulletin board that learn, “In a world full of Blakes and Ryans, be a Justin.”
Sam’s submit has since been deleted, however the unique video can nonetheless be discovered on TikTok. The 61-year-old reshared the video with a coronary heart hand emoji.
This public show of help comes amid a heated authorized battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Energetic.
The Gossip Woman alum sued Baldoni in December 2024, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation, which Baldoni has denied. He has since filed a $400 million lawsuit towards Energetic, Reynolds, and their publicist, Leslie Sloane.
The most recent growth within the case got here on Thursday, March 6, when Energetic and Reynolds’s attorneys argued that Baldoni mustn’t have entry to the couple’s non-public textual content messages with different celebrities, citing considerations about leaks to the general public.
The instances are set to go to trial in March 2026, as attorneys for each Energetic and Baldoni have opted out of mediation, describing it as “inappropriate” and “premature.”