"A Simple Favor" Director Paul Feig Joins Voices Speaking Up for Blake Lively

Director Paul Feig has joined the chorus of voices speaking up for Blake Lively following her sexual harassment complaint against “It Ends With Us” director and star Justin Baldoni.

Feig, who directed Lively in “A Simple Favor” and more recently its sequel “A Simple Favor 2,” heaped praise on the actor and said she “truly did not deserve” the alleged smear campaign that Lively claims has been orchestrated by Baldoni.

“I’ve now made two movies with Blake and all I can say is she’s one of the most professional, creative, collaborative, talented and kind people I’ve ever worked with,” Feig posted on X, linking to a New York Times article about Lively’s complaint. “She truly did not deserve any of this smear campaign against her. I think it’s awful she was put through this.”

“A Simple Favor 2” is set to be released next year.

Feig is the latest to lend their voices to support Lively. “It Ends With Us” author Colleen Hoover, who was a producer on the film, also shared her support for the actor on Instagram, writing alongside a photograph of the duo hugging: “You have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met. Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt.”

And Lively’s former “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” castmembers — America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel — also released a joint statement, in which they said they “stand with her in solidarity as she fights back against the reported campaign waged to destroy her reputation.”

On Saturday it was revealed that Lively had lodged a lengthy complaint with the California Civil Rights Department in which she claimed that Baldoni, who directed, produced, and co-starred in “It Ends With Us,” had sexually harassed her while shooting the film before orchestrating a smear campaign during its promotion.

A lawyer for Baldoni has denied the allegations, calling them “categorically false.” Following the revelation of the complaint, the actor-director was dropped by the agency WME, which also represents Lively.