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Elizabeth “Liz” Plank has resigned from her show with Justin Baldoni following Blake Lively's accusations.
PEOPLE – A departure that does not go unnoticed. Liz Plank, feminist journalist and author, announced her resignation from Man Enoughthe podcast questioning masculinity, which she hosted alongside Justin Baldoni. A strong gesture after Blake Lively's complaint against the actor for sexual harassment on the set of Never Again (It Ends With Us).
“I am writing to you today to inform you that […] I will no longer co-host the “Man Enough” podcast »declared the Canadian on social networks. “Thank you for trusting me with your hearts and your stories,” she added in the publication which you can read below.
For the last four years, she co-hosted this show which questioned “what it means to be a man today” promising a “safe environment” to question the “representations of masculinity” in society. But after Blake Lively's complaint to which she does not refer directly, the journalist adds: “We all deserve better, and I know that together we can achieve it”she assures.
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And Elizabeth Plank transparently supports the actress: “I will continue to support all those who speak out against injustice and demand accountability from those who stand in their way,” she concludes in her post on Instagram.
In addition to Justin Baldoni, the CEO of the podcast studio Wayfarer Studios, Jamey Heath, is also named in the complaint filed by the American actress on Friday December 20 in California. In the latter, she denounces the sexual harassment of the actor and the producer on the set of Never Again (It Ends With Us). She also claims to have suffered a smear and defamation campaign that damaged her career after the film's release.
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