Bart Johnson defends sister-in-law Blake Lively

[{"selector":"#anim-97b587c5-332e-4d67-adbc-cbdfe5cc3b60 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9de2690f-787f-4062-8266-a0d1e857dea4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-16bb4bb0-f7ac-4bf2-a641-654be816b9f9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Bart Johnson defended his sister-in-law, Blake Lively, amid online backlash related to her involvement in the film It Ends With Us .

[{"selector":"#anim-f2f26913-640a-4920-a493-f433c8d64f5e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.833089055992269%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-014f689c-b4f5-49e5-b0b6-d31736c376c3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0dffa549-d2ca-4af6-af4b-7f719bde28e6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] – Bart Johnson is related to Blake Lively through his marriage to her sister, Robyn Lively.

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[{"selector":"#anim-6d5dc290-397f-459b-ac36-7d77b67b512b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.24062488616884%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d8d088b1-73f0-441d-a618-8fe36721ec22","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-784eaccb-6f9c-4aa1-a523-e722739dc4db","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] – Blake Lively is facing criticism for her alleged feud with co-star Justin Baldoni, reportedly over creative control during the making of It Ends With Us and a joke she made about the film’s portrayal of domestic violence.

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[{"selector":"#anim-d7a3eb0f-3c1c-4a42-89bf-2938e4b99928 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-9.871861681190207%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ee0a88cc-9c37-4c17-86fc-2e731c3bd31c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-32dc5bc2-4deb-4ea1-a3a8-5957c3eebb8c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] – Bart described Blake Lively as someone who worked harder on It Ends With Us than on any other project in her life because it meant so much to her.

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