Blake Lively’s Brother-In-Law Bart Johnson Defends Her Amid ‘It Ends With Us’ Controversy [Video]

Blake Lively’s brother-in-law is coming to her defense in the midst of the It Ends With Us drama. The actress has been getting into some hot water lately following the press tour for the Colleen Hoover adaptation, which explores generational domestic violence. Lively has been putting much of the focus on her fashion and new hair care line during the press tour, and not putting much thought into questions surrounding the main and very sensitive theme.

After defending her younger sister, Robyn Lively’s own husband of 25 years, High School Musical star Bart Johnson is doing the same. Via Entertainment Tonight, Johnson replied to a comment on his birthday post for Blake that shamed the Gossip Girl alum for “promoting happiness in a domestic violence setting without any regard for the victim.” Johnson stuck up for his sister-in-law, saying that she’s the reason the message was getting out.