The volume and share of negative social-media posts around the stars has risen since Lively filed her complaint against Baldoni, an analysis found.

The remark was in response to a statement given by Lively’s legal team on Monday to People which accused Baldoni’s team of trying to distract and attack in the press, describing such efforts as a classic technique to discredit a victim of sexual harassment.

Conservative figurehead Candace Owens, never one to shy away from voicing her opinions, has weighed in on the recent drama involving Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. On the January 8 episode of her Candace YouTube show, she made it clear that she wasn’t a fan of the actress or the situation surrounding the controversy.