Justin Baldoni gets praise from James Brolin for books on ‘being a man’
Ahead of Blake Lively sitting for her deposition this week in her high-stakes legal battle against Justin Baldoni the embattled It Ends WIth Us director has received a surprising message of backing both for his work ethic and for his books exploring male fragility and the the greater part healthy and honorable way to be man enough I m so proud of Justin Baldoni because God he s written two wonderful books on being a man and being courteous and teaching boys not to fear their fears and now he s directed three movies James Brolin the veteran star of TV and film explained in an interview with People NEW YORK NEW YORK - DECEMBER Actor filmmaker and VOS Honoree Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices th Annual Voices of Solidarity Awards at IAC Building on December in New York City Photo by Bryan Bedder Getty Images for Vital Voices Global Partnership Brolin who is married to Barbra Streisand and is the father of actor Josh Brolin is referring to Baldoni s Man Enough book projects and panel discussions which explore female empowerment marriage fatherhood and redefining masculinity Related Articles Brad Pitt longed to be with Gwyneth Paltrow Ben Affleck not so much new book reveals Nicolas Cage I didn t pass the mom test with Sarah Jessica Parker American Idol music supervisor and husband both unveiled dead at LA home Keanu Reeves pays AI firm thousands a month to stop online imitators account A Bay Area culinary rummage sale has Alice Waters items s bar tools So how does Brolin even know Baldoni well enough to speak about his character After Brolin became famous for playing the young hotshot clinician on the s TV series Marcus Welby MD he tried his hand at directing while continuing to act in TV shows and movies In he directed a -year-old Baldoni in the short heartwarming family film Royal Reunion in which he also starred Several years later Baldoni got his big break by co-starring with Gina Rodriguez in the CW satirical melodrama Jane the Virgin While directing Baldoni Brolin noted the young actor and aspiring director questioned so various questions he was so helpful Very soon after that Brolin announced This guy s directing his own stuff Brolin admitted he didn t know all the ins and outs of Baldoni s legal battle with Lively which has gripped Hollywood and the world of pop heritage over the past year Next month will be the first anniversary of the release of It Ends With Us the domestic violence drama starring Lively as a florist who becomes involved in an abusive marriage with a handsome physician played by Baldoni During the release of the film the citizens became aware of a bitter on-set feud between Lively and Baldoni that took place during the film s production The Gossip Girl actor filed a lawsuit accusing Baldoni her co-star and director of sexual harassment and of working with his co-producers and publicists to launch a media smear campaign against her Baldoni denied the sexual harassment and smear campaign accusations and countersued alleging that she and her mega-star husband Ryan Reynolds defamed him and tried to seize control of the movie he spent years evolving Baldoni s statements of defamation and extortion were later dismissed but the warring former co-stars are set to go to trial in March in New York City and attorneys for both parties say they plan to testify
