Blake Lively's brother-in-law Bart Johnson is defending her amid controversies surrounding her movie it ends with us Johnson who is married to Blake sister Robin Lively shared a birthday tribute to Blake 37 on Instagram High School Musical actor Johnson later responded to one commenter who said it was disappointing that Blake appeared to be promoting happiness in a domestic violence setting without any regard for any victims 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 Johnson 53 wrote in response to the comment Blake worked harder on this film than anything I've seen her do my entire life because it meant so much to her Blake also a producer of the film stars as lily bloom in the adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel and the story deals with toxic relationships domestic abuse and other complex themes there are also reports of tension between Blake and her co-star director Justin bald Johnson added in his comment the message is in the book and in the movie not in short clips interviews he added in the comment she is the reason the message 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 Johnson's birthday post for Blake included a number of photos of the pair together over the years he explained in a caption to his post that he and Blake first met after Blake's father the late Ernie Lively hired him to teach a teen acting class countless stories of family trips and vacations chaperoning her school field trips and most important helping me gain favor of her older sister Robin now wife of 25 years who didn't know I existed for years after knowing Blake he wrote in his caption for 30 years I've had the privilege of being fiends with this kind loving committed hardworking and inspiring strong woman Robin 52 called Blake one of the best humans I know in an Instagram tribute for her birthday she also responded to a commenter who seemed to address the controversy Blake is a lovely human being I hope she knows that the multitudes of people who love her is so much greater than the negative voices happy birthday Blake Robin wrote back thank you for this