Hannah Berner has made clear which facet she is on within the wake of Blake Lively versus Justin Baldoni drama.
The comic addressed the timing of a joke she made about actress Lively throughout Netflix’s Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year.
The joke, which aired not too long ago, was filmed previous to Lively’s authorized motion in opposition to her It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni.
In her three-minute set on the Netflix particular, Berner, 33, joked, “The phrase ‘c–t’ was trending this yr. I don’t suppose Blake Lively was that unhealthy.”
While the fast punchline drew laughs, it aired shortly after Lively, 37, filed a lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni, 40, on Dec. 20.
The swimsuit accuses Baldoni of orchestrating a smear marketing campaign in retaliation for Lively’s allegations of on-set misconduct.
Berner took to Instagram Stories on Dec. 27 to make clear the state of affairs.
“My joke within the Netflix roast was filmed earlier than information of the [complaint],” she wrote. “To be 100% clear, I help Blake xoxo.”
Netflix recorded the roast at The Bellwether in Los Angeles on Dec. 17, three days earlier than the lawsuit was filed.
In her authorized submitting, Lively alleges that Baldoni led a “public assault of Ms. Lively [that] was the supposed results of a fastidiously crafted, coordinated and resourced retaliatory scheme to silence her, and others, from talking out concerning the hostile atmosphere.”
The court docket paperwork embrace textual content messages obtained through subpoena and spotlight the emotional toll on Lively and her household.
