Brandon Sklenar supports Blake Lively during the trial against Justin Baldoni

Brandon Sklenar has publicly supported It ends with us costar Blake Lively amid her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.

Sklenar, 34, reposted the message New York Times article in which news of Lively’s allegations against 40-year-old Baldoni broke via his Instagram Story on Monday, December 23.

He titled the link to the story: “For the love of God, read this.” The actor who starred in It ends with us alongside Lively, 37, and Baldoni, the actress tagged in the post alongside a single red heart emoji.

On Saturday, December 21, news broke that Lively had filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and of launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation.

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Baldoni has denied the allegations through his lawyer. Bryan Freedmanwho called Lively’s allegations “completely false, outrageous and deliberately salacious” in a statement to We weekly. Since the lawsuit made headlines, Baldoni has suffered major fallout, including being fired from his talent agency.

Sklenar’s support comes a day after he celebrated the holidays with friends Odometer and his wife, Keleigh Teller, Chase Crawford and more. Keleigh, who is friends with Lively and Taylor Swiftshared a series of snaps from the festivities.

Lively and Sklenar formed a friendship while working on It ends with us. In the film, Lively’s character, Lily, escapes an abusive relationship with Ryle, played by Baldoni, with the help of her old flame Atlas, played by Sklenar. While promoting the film over the summer, Sklenar was present with Lively during press time to promote the film, while Baldoni conducted his interviews solo. When Lively was under fire for seemingly downplaying the domestic violence storyline at press time, Sklenar was the first of Lively’s It ends with us costars to defend her. (Lively later shared resources about domestic violence via her social media page.)

“Colleen and the women of this cast stand for hope, perseverance, and for women choosing a better life for themselves,” he wrote via a lengthy Instagram statement in August. “Vilifying the women who put so much of their heart and soul into making this film because they believe so strongly in its message seems counterproductive and detracts from what this film is about. It’s actually the opposite of the point.”

Sklenar continued: “What may or may not have happened behind the scenes hopefully does not and should not detract from what our intentions were in making this film. It was disheartening to see the amount of negativity being projected online.”

Sklenar said that “there is not a single person involved in the making of this film” who was not “aware of the responsibility we had in making this,” adding: “This film is a harsh reality check for the men they must join forces and take responsibility for themselves and their actions.”