Blake Lively’s brother-in-law made a shock apology to Justin Baldoni amid their  explosive legal feud, after she sued her It Ends with Us costar for Sєxual harᴀssment. 

On Tuesday, Bart Johnson, who is married to Lively’s sister Robyn Lively, took to X (previously known as Twitter) to express remorse over his since-deleted posts on social media, in which he called Baldoni a ‘fraud’ and criticized his appearance. 

‘Anytime I’ve said anything unkind about someone I’ve regretted it. Fortunately that’s almost never and definitely not when I’m at my best,’ he tweeted. ‘Regardless if it’s true or not, if it’s my opinion, even if I’m trying to speak truth or stand up for someone, it’s never good.’

Johnson continued: ‘Even in times where it might ‘feel’ justified and doing the right thing, it makes no difference. There’s a better way. It’s below the standard I have for myself and I regret it.’ 

The High School Musical star was referring to his post, captured by USA Today, that accuses Baldoni of putting ‘on the costume of a hero, man bun and all’ and using ‘trendy catchphrases & buzz words for his podcasts.’

‘None of it’s genuine. It’s all theater. And everyone fell for it. For years,’ Johnson said of Baldoni’s reputation of being a feminist and proud ally to women.

Blake Lively’s brother-in-law, Bart Johnson, made a shock apology to Justin Baldoni amid their explosive legal feud; (L-R) Johnson, Blake, and Robyn Lively

In his tweet, Johnson also told fans that he ‘sincerely’ apologized to anyone that he ‘hurt or let down by saying something that sounds mean.’

‘I’ll do better. If you follow me you know you’ll be hard pressed to find more than 1 time I’ve criticized anyone on social. It’s not my jam. . . We all have flaws and I’m definitely a work in progress and doing my best to grow and be better,’ he promised. 

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After one X user called his tweet ‘strange’ and asked if he was trying to avoid litigation by not apoogizing directly to Baldoni, Johnson replied: ‘Now I’m gonna get sued? [laughing emoji] for what? I find those type of podcasts phony. I do. That’s not a crime. But I do feel bad rippin on them. That’s literally all I said.’ 

‘Just like you and all the toxic and hatful comments I get from his fans wishing me and my children harm and calling me all the vile names you can imagine, it’s not a crime. People are free to do so and I’m not mad,’ he said. ‘That fine. I can take the beatings. You think I deserve it? Okay that’s fine too. Movin on. Can’t let it get me down. Keep bein me. 2025 gonna be great!! Let’s goooooo…’ 

Johnson has been a vocal supporter of Blake amid her legal battle and public row with Baldoni, who she claims launched a smear campaign against her. 

In her complaint and legal filing, she stated that Baldoni hired crisis management expert Melissa Nathan, who previously worked for Johnny Depp amid his long-running legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, over the summer.

Last month, Johnson wrote on social media that ‘the public got played’ by Baldoni and that his ‘PR team was stellar.’

‘Gross and disgusting but highly effective,’ he said of the alleged actions of Baldoni’s team.

On Tuesday, Bart Johnson, who is married to Lively’s sister Robyn Lively, took to X (previously known as Twitter ) to express remorse over his since-deleted posts on social media, in which he called Baldoni (seen last year) a ‘fraud’ and criticized his appearance

‘Anytime I’ve said anything unkind about someone I’ve regretted it. Fortunately that’s almost never and definitely not when I’m at my best,’ he tweeted. ‘Regardless if it’s true or not, if it’s my opinion, even if I’m trying to speak truth or stand up for someone, it’s never good’

Last month, Johnson wrote on social media that ‘the public got played’ by Baldoni and that his ‘PR team was stellar’ (Blake seen in August 2024)

At the time, he pointed out that ‘Blake’s ‘complaints were filed during the filming … on record … long before the public conflict.’ 

‘The cast unfollowed him for a reason. Read this article before spiting ignorance. Read the article, their text message exchanges and his PR campaign strategy to bury her by any means necessary,’ Johnson wrote. 

Johnson conceded that while ‘no one is with out faults’ and ‘yes of COURSE mistakes were made,’ he felt Blake was in the right in regard to the professional conflict. 

Johnson described Blake, who’s wed to Ryan Reynolds, 48, as ‘a stay at home mom raising 4 kids, married to the busiest man in Hollywood and at the same time being a girl boss running multiple companies while writing, producing, running non profits and working 16+ hour days from home so [she] can be with [her] kids.’

Johnson in a subsequent comment said Blake was ‘attacked by a VERY expensive PR smear campaign because [she] filed a Sєxual harᴀssment claim for the very film [she] have to go out and promote with just the right tone or [she’d] get cooked’ by Baldoni’s team.

Johnson has been married to Blake’s sister since 1999

He said he viewed Blake as ‘a “girl boss”‘ who has proven ‘every bit as capable and qualified if not more so’ than men in her industry, adding, ‘She’s my hero as is any woman charging it like this.’ 

In reference to a 2016 Blake interview that has circulated amid her clash with Baldoni, Johnson said, ‘I mean, she’s been rude in these interviews that magically played on repeat. I saw it. None of us have ever been wrong or mean.

‘Never. We should discount decades of good for those few bad moments. Glad the microscope isn’t on me every day of my life.’

He said of his sister-in-law: ‘Looks like she’s doing a hell of a job to me and trying to do good things for the right reasons. But yeah let’s post from our couch how much we hate her for making mistakes. That makes sense.’

Bart first spoke out after his spouse Robyn, 52, posted a message on her Instagram story as she weighed in on the explosive court battle which has stunned Hollywood. 

Bart first spoke out after his spouse Robyn, 52, posted a message on her Instagram story as she weighed in on the explosive court battle which has stunned Hollywood; seen in 2022

Gossip Girl star Lively claims Baldoni hired a crisis PR team to engage in a ‘multi-tiered’ plan to ‘destroy’ her reputation after she and her husband Ryan Reynolds complained of ‘repeated Sєxual harᴀssment and other disturbing behavior’ on set. 

The film was mired in controversy even before the lawsuit after fans noticed tensions between Lively and Baldoni when they were promoting the movie before its release.

Lively has accused Baldoni, who also directed the film, of making Sєxual comments about the cast and crew, showing her explicit videos and images of women and discussing his previous alleged porn addiction.

Standing in solidarity with her younger sister, Robyn shared screensH๏τs from a New York Times article that laid bare the astonishing details of the lawsuit.

‘FINALLY justice for my sister @BlakeLively,’ she wrote, highlighting specific sentences from the article such as ‘Ms Lively had expressed concerns about Mr Baldoni from the beginning’.

She also encouraged her followers to click on and read the article and wrote ‘Blake Lively’ with a heart drawn around the name.