After fiercely standing up for Blake Vigorous amid her Justin Baldoni battle and slamming “man bun”-wearing podcasters on social media, Excessive Faculty Musical’s Bart Johnson is “sincerely” apologizing for a few of his “unkind” feedback.
Blake Vigorous’s brother-in-law Bart Johnson has some regrets regarding latest feedback he made on social media — feedback many interpreted as a slam towards Justin Baldoni amid Vigorous’s authorized battle with the It Ends with Us director.
When Vigorous first filed her grievance, Johnson — a Excessive Faculty Musical star who’s additionally married to Vigorous’s sister, Teen Witch alum Robyn Vigorous — took to X and posted, “He is a fraud. He places on the ‘costume’ of a hero, man bun and all. Used the entire fashionable catchphrases & buzz phrases for his podcasts. None of it’s real. It’s all theater. And everybody fell for it. For years.”
He did not particularly point out Baldoni in his publish, although many presumed that is who he was talking about. He additionally defended Vigorous within the feedback of New York Instances’ preliminary publish about her grievance, saying, “The forged unfollowed him for a cause,” earlier than accusing Baldoni’s workforce of attempting to “bury her by any means mandatory.”
After he deleted his publish to X within the time since, Johnson was requested on Tuesday by a follower, “What’s your take now that Blake energetic and Ryan Reynolds have been uncovered as liars and egotistic narcissists? Why’d you delete that tweet?”
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“My remark wasn’t for any particular person. By no means stated a reputation. It was directed at a sure ‘sort’ that I discover performative and disingenuous once they publish clips of themselves being ‘wonderful’ and even add sappy music to reinforce it. There’s numerous that on the market,” he replied, earlier than following that up with a lengthier, standalone apology later.
“Anytime I’ve stated something unkind about somebody I’ve regretted it. Luckily that is nearly by no means and undoubtedly not after I’m at my greatest. Regardless if it is true or not, if it is my opinion, even when I am attempting to talk reality or rise up for somebody, it is by no means good,” he wrote.
“Even in occasions the place it would ‘really feel’ justified and doing the fitting factor, it makes no distinction. There’s a greater method. It is beneath the usual I’ve for myself and I remorse it. I do sincerely apologize to anybody I’ve damage or let down by saying one thing that sounds imply,” he continued. “I will do higher. If you happen to observe me you will be exhausting pressed to search out greater than 1 time I’ve criticized anybody on social. It is not my jam.”
“You may simply discover one million occasions I’ve uplifted, assist, encourage and uplifted my household, associates, followers & strangers,” he concluded. “That is what I am dedicated to and the place I discover my happiness. All of us have flaws and I’m undoubtedly a piece in progress and doing my greatest to develop and be higher. Sending ALL my like to ALL of you.”
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A few of his followers — or Baldoni supporters — nevertheless, weren’t having it.
“So that you publicly rag on somebody on social media, earlier than any of the information, then publish an egotistical ‘apology’ then quote Buddah? Who’s the fraud now?” requested one, turning Johnson’s preliminary publish towards him.
“What did I say that wasn’t true? Outline fraud. I did not do something phony,” he hit again.
“Oh please, it reeks of self serving injury management. You rushed to judgment (which your religion feels strongly about, sure?) and deliberately broken one other’s status,” the follower responded. “Similar to with Blake’s behaviors, persons are seeing proper by means of it. Seize your florals and testify coach.”
Johnson responded once more, saying, “Name it what ever you need. Let me ask once more … What did I say that wasn’t true?” Johnson then complimented the critic’s profile picture — a nonetheless from the film Say Something — telling them it was one in every of his favourite motion pictures and including, “The 80s guidelines!!!”
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One other critic stated that Johnson “making an attempt to backtrack” was even “worse than the unique tweet.”
“You continue to reposed it tho. Thanks for that,” Johnson replied. “It is the ole….you may by no means do any something to make folks joyful. That is why most individuals by no means apologize about something. It is at all times met with extra criticism. Oh properly. I [tried].”
Another person stated they discovered it “unusual” he did not embody a “direct apology” to Baldoni in his message — including, “Is avoiding litigation your ‘jam’?”
That remark received an extended response from Johnson.
“Now I am gonna get sued? for what? I discover these sort of podcasts phony. I do. That is not against the law. However I do really feel dangerous rippin on them. That is actually all I stated,” he replied. “However … Similar to you and all of the poisonous and hatful feedback I get from his followers wishing me and my kids hurt and calling me all of the vile names you may think about, it is not against the law. Individuals are free to take action and I am not mad.”
“I get it. It IS ironic, tho. Undoubtedly ironic,” he continued. “I guess these commenters do not feel dangerous for all their hate. However that is totally different. Proper? Have not had 1 single fan of his apologize for being imply. Gotta love the irony. That high-quality. I can take the beatings. You suppose I deserve it? Okay that is high-quality too. Movin on. Can’t let it get me down. Maintain bein me. 2025 gonna be nice!! Let’s goooooo…”
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The Authorized Battle
On December 31, Baldoni filed a $250 million lawsuit towards The New York Instances for its protection of Vigorous’s authorized grievance, through which she accused Baldoni of sexual harassment, in addition to claiming he and others orchestrated a smear marketing campaign towards her. Vigorous later filed a federal lawsuit of her personal, through which she reiterated the claims she alleged within the grievance.
In his lawsuit, Baldoni and the opposite plaintiffs — together with publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel — accuse the publication of libel, invasion of privateness, promissory fraud and breach of implied-in-fact contract, claiming they “intentionally” misled readers. The go well with additionally accuses the paper of counting on Vigorous’s “unverified and self-serving narrative,” which they are saying is stuffed with “blatant falsehoods and egregious misrepresentations.”
In an announcement to TMZ, a New York Instances spokesperson stated, “Our story was meticulously and responsibly reported. It was primarily based on a evaluation of hundreds of pages of unique paperwork, together with the textual content messages and emails that we quote precisely and at size within the article. To this point, Wayfarer Studios, Mr. Baldoni, the opposite topics of the article and their representatives haven’t pointed to a single error. We revealed their full assertion in response to the allegations within the article as properly. We plan to vigorously defend towards the lawsuit.”
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In an announcement to The New York Put up, Vigorous’s attorneys addressed Baldoni’s lawsuit.
“Nothing on this lawsuit adjustments something concerning the claims superior in Ms. Vigorous’s California Civil Rights Division Grievance, nor her federal grievance, filed earlier in the present day,” the assertion learn. “This lawsuit relies on the clearly false premise that Ms. Vigorous’s administrative grievance towards Wayfarer and others was a ruse primarily based on a selection ‘to not file a lawsuit towards Baldoni, Wayfarer,’ and that ‘litigation was by no means her final purpose.'”
“As demonstrated by the federal grievance filed by Ms. Vigorous earlier in the present day, that body of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is fake,” they added. “Whereas we is not going to litigate this matter within the press, we do encourage folks to learn Ms. Vigorous’s grievance in its entirety. We sit up for addressing each one in every of Wayfarer’s allegations in court docket.”
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The battle reached a brand new degree on January 16 when Baldoni filed an enormous defamation lawsuit towards Vigorous, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and her publicist, Leslie Sloane. In it, the plaintiffs “set the report straight,” following allegations from Vigorous accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and his workforce of orchestrating a “smear marketing campaign” towards her within the media.
Within the submitting, Baldoni’s workforce argues any backlash Vigorous acquired within the lead-up to the discharge of It Ends with Us had been her personal doing — saying, “The suggestion that Wayfarer triggered the net backlash towards her is absurd given the proof of her personal insensitivity.” Additionally they accuse Vigorous of getting Baldoni — who directed the film — iced out of his personal movie, saying she took over each scripts and enhancing duties.
The go well with is searching for a minimum of $400 million in damages.
Final week, Vigorous and Reynolds filed a letter asking the court docket to problem a gag order from Baldoni’s authorized workforce, which is led by Freedman, whom the couple claims has been partaking in “improper conduct,” per TMZ.
Freedman hit again, telling TMZ on Saturday that Baldoni will not be “bullied” by Vigorous and Reynolds.
