Blake Lively's brother-in-law is coming to her defense over the criticism she's faced over her film it ends with us saying the truth has not come out yet High School Musical actor Bart Johnson who's married to Blake's older sister Robin Lively responded to a comment on his recent Instagram post where he shared a birthday tribute to Blake the comment read sham she's so set on promoting happiness in a domestic violence setting without any regard for any victims disappointing from Blake Johnson wrote in response which appeared who have since been deleted I'm really sorry you feel that way I'm sure you have a huge heart and want the best I can promise you the truth has not come out yet Blake worked harder on this film than anything I've seen her do my entire life because it meant so much to her he went on to write the message is in the book and in the movie not in short clips slins she is the reason the message slash this movie is getting out were mistakes made yes I make mistakes in life but they aren't under a microscope anyway I respect your views I got nothing but love for you Blake starred as lily bloom in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's 2016 book and also served as a producer however since the film's released on August 9th the actress has been criticized on social media for not being vocal enough about the story's sensitive topics of domestic abuse and toxic relationships and instead focusing parts of the marketing campaign around the film's florals she also faced backlash for her cross promotion of her new hair care brand Blake Brown during the film's Press run in addition rumors over a Fallout with director and co-star Justin Boni ran rampant on the internet with many pointing out how baloni was the only one to handle the sensitive topic with care and shine a light on the victims of domestic violence for more on this story hit to th.com and for the latest entertainment news and updates keep watching The Hollywood Reporter news