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Kate Beckinsale is feeling “grateful” towards Blake Lively in the wake of her bombshell lawsuit against Justin Baldoni. In a lengthy Instagram video posted on December 29, the 51-year-old actor praised Lively for “highlighting” what happens to women in Hollywood that speak out about abuse.
On December 21, Blake Lively filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star and director, accusing Baldoni and another Wayfarer Studios executive of launching a smear campaign to “destroy” her reputation after she complained about sexual misconduct and other inappropriate behavior during filming.
Though Baldoni’s lawyer has denied these allegations, Lively’s full complaint cites a number of alleged email and text exchanges between Baldoni’s PR team as evidence. In one alleged text exchange with crisis PR expert Melissa Nathan (who previously represented Johnny Depp), another publicist said Baldoni “wants to feel like [Lively] can be buried.”
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“If you’re a woman and you have a legitimate complaint—not, ‘I don’t have enough baby llamas in my trailer, and I’d like more of a lion’—but, ‘somebody’s touching my boobs’ or ‘calling me a c-nt,’ or ‘calling me a bitch,’ or whatever, you’re fucked,” Beckinsale said in her video. “If you mention it, you’re fucked…that has to stop.”
The Serendipity star, who previously spoke out against Harvey Weinstein in 2020, went on to share some other harrowing experiences in Hollywood, claiming she was repeatedly referred to as “that c-nt” on the set of a film for complaining that her “drunk” costar’s behavior was holding up production and keeping her from getting home to her daughter.
On two separate films, Beckinsale said she was put in “very unsafe” fight sequences with co-stars that caused her physical harm. As soon as she mentioned there was a problem, the actor said she “was gaslit and made to feel like I was the problem, blamed and ostracized, left out of cast dinners, not spoken to.”
While discussing her own relationship with Hollywood’s PR “machine,” she recalled being “forced by a publicist, that I was employing, to do a photo shoot the day after I’d had a miscarriage.” She continued, “I said, ‘I can’t. I’m bleeding. I don’t want to go and change my clothes in front of people I don’t know and do a photo shoot. I’m bleeding out a miscarriage.’”
According to Beckinsale, the publicist responded, “You’ll have to, or you’ll be sued.”
While Kate Beckinsale says she doesn’t know Blake Lively or Justin Baldoni, she’s all too familiar with the backlash women face for advocating for themselves on set. “I’m grateful to Blake Lively for highlighting the fact that this is not an archaic problem that no one’s facing,” she said. “This is continuing. And then when it does happen, a machine goes into place to absolutely destroy you. And I’m sure that’s the case in other industries as well. And it’s just got to stop.”
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Actress Kate Beckinsale has bravely spoken out about a traumatic experience she had during a photo shoot following a miscarriage. In a recent interview, the 48-year-old star revealed that she was “forced” to do the shoot while she was “bleeding.”
Beckinsale opened up about the heartbreaking incident, explaining that she had suffered a miscarriage just days before the scheduled photo shoot. Despite her physical and emotional pain, she was pressured into going ahead with the shoot.
The actress described the experience as “horrific” and said she felt incredibly vulnerable and violated. She added that she was forced to wear revealing outfits and pose for the camera while still dealing with the aftermath of her miscarriage.
Beckinsale’s story sheds light on the pressures and expectations placed on women in the entertainment industry, even in times of personal tragedy and loss. Her courage in speaking out about her experience serves as a reminder of the importance of respecting women’s boundaries and autonomy, especially during times of great emotional turmoil.
It is essential to remember that celebrities are human beings with their own struggles and challenges, and they should not be forced to prioritize their careers over their well-being. Kate Beckinsale’s story is a powerful reminder of the need for empathy, compassion, and understanding when it comes to supporting women in all aspects of their lives.
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