Abigail Breslin shares her two cents on Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni

Abigail Breslin is standing up for Blake Lively as the actress files a lawsuit against her It ends with Us Costar Justin Baldoni.

Extending her support to the 37-year-old actress, who accused her co-star of sexually harassing her while shooting It ends with UsBreslin wrote a lengthy statement on Instagram.

The 28-year-old actress expressed that she feels women are “scapegoated” in such situations compared to men.

THE Little Miss Sunshine actor, “In light of recent events regarding the attempted destruction of the career and livelihood of a fellow actor and woman, I felt compelled to write this as I have unfortunately suffered the same toxic masculinity throughout my life.”

The Oscar-nominated actress said she had hope for change amid the #MeToo movement that has fizzled out in recent years.

“There seemed to be an uprising, a new wave of recognition for those who had been abused, humiliated, slandered, silenced, and it was powerful,” Breslin said, adding, “But it was the kind of noise that I can only liken to Fireworks can get you wake up from a peaceful sleep, it burns so bright and shocks the s*** out of you, but then, it burns – just like that.

Shedding light on her own background, the actress wrote: “When I was sued by a former employer, (the suit was dropped), following a confidential complaint against a colleague about unprofessional conduct, I was under the foolish and naive impression that I would be believed.”

“I’m not known as a liar in my line of work, as vocal as I am. Hence why I have been working for 25 years. Instead of being believed and protected, I was sued for having the audacity to speak out.”

According to the 28-year-old actress, she was “publicly shamed and defamed in the process.”

Breslin added, “This MUST change” in terms of gendered perceptions.

He ended by asking, “How can a man do anything but lie when he is consistently told that his deceptions are gospel? Will we forever carry the burden of being ‘perfect’ to be victimized and believed?”

Abigail Breslin’s comments about the ongoing controversy came as Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloane denied spreading stories intended to damage Baldoni’s reputation amid his release It ends with Us.

For those unfamiliar, Blake Lively has accused Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and a campaign to “ruin” her reputation.