Hannah Berner is setting the document straight {that a} not too long ago aired joke about Blake Energetic was filmed earlier than the It Ends With Us star filed a authorized grievance in opposition to Justin Baldoni.
The comic took half in Netflix‘s end-of-year comedy particular Torching 2024: A Roast of the Yr, which was launched on the streamer Friday. Throughout her set, she pocked enjoyable at a number of popular culture headlines all year long, together with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s relationship and Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s breakup.
But it surely was a punchline that referenced Energetic that didn’t land properly, given her current accusations in opposition to Baldoni. Berner mentioned on stage in the course of the particular, “The phrase ‘cunt’ was trending this 12 months. I don’t assume Blake Energetic was that dangerous.”
Berner later took to her Instagram Story to make clear that the particular was filmed on Dec. 17, earlier than the information broke. “My joke within the Netflix roast was filmed earlier than information of the [complaint]. To be one hundred pc clear, I assist Blake xoxo,” the comic wrote.
On Dec. 20, Energetic filed a grievance, accusing her It Ends With Us co-star and director of sexual harassment, making a hostile work surroundings on set, and “disturbing” and “unprofessional” conduct whereas filming. She additionally alleged that Baldoni launched a retaliatory smear marketing campaign in opposition to her.
Energetic beforehand shared an announcement with The New York Occasions, writing, “I hope that my authorized motion helps pull again the curtain on these sinister retaliatory ways to hurt individuals who communicate up about misconduct and helps defend others who could also be focused.”
Baldoni’s legal professional Bryan Freedman has denied Energetic’s allegations, calling them “false, outrageous and deliberately salacious with an intent to publicly damage” the actor.