Abigail Breslin is being protected Blake Livelylawsuit against Justin Baldoni a year after her accusations against her former costar Aaron Eckhart were made public.
“When the word woman became synonymous with scapegoat. In light of the recent events regarding the attempt to destroy the career and livelihood of a fellow actress and woman, I felt compelled to write this, as I have unfortunately been subject to the same toxic masculinity my entire life,” Breslin wrote, 28 on Sunday, December 29, via Tumblr. “In my recent career, I have raised concerns about a male colleague and been deemed ‘hysterical.’ I was told that my fear was a figment of my imagination.”
Breslin, who first filed a complaint against Eckhart, 56, in 2023 after they worked together on the film Classifiedsaid her and Lively’s experiences are indicative of a “pattern” becoming the “norm.”
“There seemed to be an uprising (after the MeToo movement in 2017), a new wave of recognition for those who had been abused, degraded, defamed, silenced, and it was loud. But it was the kind of noise I can only compare to a firework,” she noted. “It can wake you up from a sound sleep, it burns so bright and it shakes the s-out of you, but then, it burns – just like that. And when the smoke in the sky clears and the ashes and debris are swept from the pavement, behind closed doors – to them – we are still just noisy women. So we all continue our work until the next wave of injustice comes.”
Abigail Breslin, Aaron Eckhart
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Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Blake Lively has received public support from her famous friends and other Hollywood stars following the news of her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni. Lively is suing director and actor Baldoni for sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed on Friday, December 20. According to court documents, which (…)
Breslin claimed that people stopped showing their support for women who spoke out, adding: “If only centuries of women were unpaid, undervalued, undervalued, raped, harassed, terrorized and used for the benefit of d-ck heroes would be. hidden because you commented on your second cousins #MeToo on instagram saying “Stay strong”.
The actress specifically referred to her past complaint against Eckhart after she made “a confidential complaint against a co-worker for unprofessional conduct,” saying she was “foolishly and naively under the impression” that her concerns would be taken seriously.
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Abigail Breslin and Aaron Eckhart in “No Reservations”
Cover images“Instead of being believed and defended, a lawsuit was filed against me for having the courage to speak. I have been shamed and publicly defamed in the process,” she continued. “A reputation I had cultivated for more than 2 decades was tarnished as I became the crazy, paranoid, and to quote her directly, ‘hysterical and wild’ woman who apparently only had it for men.”
In November 2023, a breach-of-contract lawsuit was filed against Breslin, in which Dream Team Studios claimed that “all production pretty much ground to a halt” after Breslin privately came forward with complaints about Eckhart’s “unprofessional conduct.” An investigation was conducted in accordance with SAG-AFTRA guidelines, finding no evidence of wrongdoing. Eckhart has not publicly responded to Breslin’s claims, but a representative for Breslin insisted that she “unequivocally” stands by her confidential statement.
Breslin is the latest celebrity to publicly come out to Lively, 37, who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni, 40, for allegedly creating a “hostile work environment” on the set of the film. It ends with Us. Lively also alleged that Baldoni “ignored well-established industry protocols in filming intimate scenes and took advantage of the lack of controls on set to behave inappropriately”.
“I hope my legal action will help pull back the curtain on these evil retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and help protect others who may be targeted,” Lively said in a statement. ABOUT New York Times on December 21.
Baldoni denied the “completely false, outrageous and deliberately obscene” allegations against him in a statement to us by his lawyer Bryan Freedmanwho claimed that Lively made “numerous demands and threats” during the film’s production, including “threatening not to appear on set, threatening not to promote the film, ultimately leading to his death during release if the demands of were not met”.
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In her lengthy message, Breslin reflected on the “impossible double-edged sword” women face when it comes to speaking out and wondered why the public “always” seems “so excited to see the downfall” of those who choose to come forward.
“And so here we find ourselves again, in a vicious circle of crucifying another woman for speaking out against a man. Seeing how the world is divided over who is telling the truth, no matter how much evidence is presented. Because how can a woman do anything but lie or exaggerate,” she noted. “So I ask you this: How can a man do anything but lie when he is repeatedly told that his deceptions are gospel? Will we forever carry the burden of being ‘perfect’ to be victimized and believed? To change the narrative, we don’t need more women to scream. We just need a lot more men to shut up and listen.”
