Justin Baldoni’s mother, Sharon Baldoni, reflected on the importance and perseverance of “justice and truth” on her son’s birthday in light of his ongoing legal drama with actress and It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively.
“Happy Birthday Justin ~ remembering a wonderful moment after the final ending of Jane The Virgin,” Sharon wrote via Instagram on Friday, January 24, sharing set photos from Justin’s tenure on The CW telenovela. “[It was] a 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, where sadness only entered because it was the final scene of a wonderful journey ~ and the beginning of the rest of our lives.”
According to Sharon, the 2019 series finale of Jane The Virgin was marked by a “happy, loving and generous memory with hearts exploding with possibilities.”
“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,” Sharon concluded. “I love you more than you will ever know! Happy Birthday, my beautiful boy! May God continue to bless you in truth.”
Justin Baldoni’s rise to fame wouldn’t be complete without a supportive family by his side. The actor gained popularity after playing Rafael Solano on Jane the Virgin from 2014 to 2019. Baldoni has since nabbed various directing roles, allowing him to expand his horizons behind the camera as well. Throughout his ups and downs in […]
Justin, who turned 41 on Friday, is currently in the middle of a contentious and very public legal battle against It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively. After the film was released in August 2024, Lively, 37, sued Justin for alleged sexual harassment, claiming the actor-director fostered a “hostile work environment.” She also claimed that Justin attempted to launch a concentrated PR campaign to ruin her reputation.
Justin vehemently denied the accusations before filing a $400 million suit of his own against Lively. In the court documents obtained by Us Weekly earlier this month, Justin’s legal team claimed that Lively was “determined to make [Justin] the real-life villain in her story” to mask her alleged “tone-deaf” promotion of the film. (The two actors played a couple in an abusive marriage in It Ends With Us, which Justin also directed.)
Lively rebuked the accusations via a spokesperson.
“This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook. This is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim,” Lively’s lawyers told Us in a statement earlier this month. “This is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim Offender. Wayfarer has opted to use the resources of its billionaire co-founder to issue media statements, launch meritless lawsuits, and threaten litigation to overwhelm the public’s ability to understand that what they are doing is retaliation against sexual harassment allegations.”
Justin, meanwhile, is focusing on his family in light of the scandal.
“We’re grateful to be with the family, man,” he told photographers on January 17 in footage obtained by TMZ. “We have amazing friends and family and faith.”
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