Justin Baldoni Breaks Silence on Instagram Amid Blake Lively Lawsuit
In celebration of Mother's Day, Justin Baldoni uploaded a post on Instagram, celebrating two of the most important women in his life, his mother, Sharon, and wife Emily.
In the post, the Jane the Virgin actor's mother could be seen leaning on her son's right shoulder. Meanwhile, Emily could be seen leaning on his left shoulder. Baldoni's son could be seen embracing his father and grandmother, while his daughter embraced her mother.
'My mom gave us faith. My wife is the definition of it,' Baldoni captioned the post. 'Our children are growing up in the fortress of that love. Happy Mother's Day to all.'
The above post comes five months after Baldoni's last Instagram post, which was about the Netflix release of It Ends With Us in the United States. In the post, Baldoni thanked fans for supporting the film. He also urged them to seek help if they were facing domestic violence.
The post also comes four months after both Emily and Sharon Baldoni celebrated the Five Feet Apart director's birthday on Instagram. On her Instagram post, Sharon expressed her support for her son, without directly addressing Blake Lively's lawsuit against him via the following captions:
'Life has its moments and also its surprises- as you keep your integrity through it all, Justice and truth will shine today and into eternity,' she wrote. 'I love you more than you will ever know! Happy Birthday, my beautiful boy! May God continue to bless you in truth.'
Meanwhile, Emily wrote in her post, 'Celebrating the man, husband, and father that you are. I'd choose you again and again.'
Lively and Baldoni's trial has been scheduled for March 9, 2026.
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on ComingSoon.
The post Justin Baldoni Breaks Silence on Instagram Amid Blake Lively Lawsuit appeared first on Mandatory.
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