WME Goes Public to Back Blake Lively, Says She’s Exposing “Covert Digital Takedown Campaigns”

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WME, Blake Lively‘s agency which dropped Justin Baldoni hours after she accused him of sexual harassment, is going public on the It Ends With Us legal battle, throwing its weight behind the actress ahead of a trial set to start next month.

“In an industry that too often asks women to absorb the damage and stay quiet, Blake Lively chose to stand up for herself, her castmates, and those without the ability to fight back,” the agency said in a statement on Friday. “She has met this moment with courage, moral clarity, and extraordinary determination.”

The announcement of support marks a notable turn in a high-profile clash that’s forced some in Hollywood to take sides. The trial will pit conflicting narratives advanced by Lively and Baldoni against each other, with little wiggle room in between. One tells a story of an A-list actress, aided by some of the

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