Jameela Jamil has doubled down on her explosive texts branding Blake Lively a 'suicide bomber', declaring she feels 'liberated' by their public release.
The British actress, 39, had been exchanging messages with her friend, Justin Baldoni's publicist Jennifer Abel in August 2024, when It Ends With Us director Justin began facing allegations of 'difficult' behaviour on set.
Just months later, in December 2024, Blake, 38, filed a lawsuit accusing Justin of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her during the production of the domestic violence drama, in which he both directed and starred opposite her.
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Baldoni has denied all of Blake's claims against him, and Justin's counter-lawsuit against Lively was dismissed.
Court documents were unsealed last week as part of the ongoing legal battle, revealing private communications between multiple parties - including messages between Jameela and Jennifer that showed the pair mocking Blake and calling her names.
The Good Place star called her a 'suicide bomber' and branded her actions 'a bizarre villain act', telling Jennifer: 'She's OVER over.'
Jameela Jamil has doubled down on her explosive texts branding Blake Lively a 'suicide bomber' amid the star's ongoing Justin Baldoni lawsuit, declaring she feels 'liberated' by their public release
Court documents were unsealed last week, revealing private communications - including messages between Jameela and Jennifer that showed the pair mocking Blake
Writing on Substack, Jameela hit back at critics, declaring: 'I don't want to be some Hollywood robot, speaking through the lens of a publicist.
'I don’t want to carefully craft my output to have an avatar of myself liked. I want to be liked and loathed for my true self.'
The newly released text exchanges occurred when the Gossip Girl star faced severe public backlash for her 'tone-deaf' promotion of It Ends With Us.
Fans had criticised Blake for focusing on the film's 'flowery, romantic elements' rather than its serious themes about domestic violence, with some accusing her of making the promotional tour about her own creative involvement and personal brand.
In the messages, when Justin's publicist Jennifer said Blake was 'doing this to herself', Jameela replied: 'She's a suicide bomber at this point.'
After Blake attempted to address the criticism by sharing domestic violence hotline resources and statistics, Jameela wrote: 'Did you see Blake post that survivors link? Dead.'
She added: 'So cold; Just some stats and a link,' before concluding: 'I've never seen such a bizarre villain act before; She's OVER over.'
Now, in her new Substack essay, Jameela has defended her actions and claimed women secretly enjoy that she doesn't conform to the 'Stepford celebrities' dominating Hollywood.
In her new Substack essay Jameela defended her actions and claimed women secretly enjoy that she doesn't conform to the 'Stepford celebrities' dominating Hollywood (Pictured: Justin and Blake in It Ends With Us)
'I don’t think it’s helpful to women to have a bunch of stepford celebrities, all with the same face, body and talking points to look to,' she wrote.
'Annually I get my public flogging from mostly women online, who each insist that this is it! This will finally be the end of me.
'And yet I only grow in following because secretly a lot of women are fascinated by a woman who behaves like a zoo animal at times, and keeps scraping her way through her dreams.'
She continued: 'While I HATE that my privacy was invaded by my texts being unredacted and leaked… I have to say… I feel a sense of liberation from it.
'Not only because I am always trying to cannonball/belly flop off the pedestal I get frequently thrust upon for just giving a s***.
'But also, because we need to see more examples of how women talk with their girlfriends when their girlfriends are hurting.
'My texts are vitriolic because I’m angry my friend is being mistreated. I create space for an Itty Bitty S***y Committee… where nobody is judged for being gratuitously gossipy and shallow and petty and mean, because it’s a safe, private space. A victimless crime.'
Justin has denied all of Blake's allegations against him, and his $400million counter-lawsuit against the actress was dismissed. The trial between the two stars is scheduled for May 2026.
Justin has denied all of Blake's allegations against him, and his $400million counter-lawsuit against the actress was dismissed; seen in 2024 in NYC
The unsealed court documents also revealed other private communications, including tensions in Blake's friendship with Taylor Swift, with text messages showing the longtime friends trying to restore their relationship after Taylor complained that Blake's communications had started to resemble a 'mass corporate email'.
Messages from Blake's It Ends With Us co-star Jenny Slate were also included, with the actress describing the production as 'a really gross and disturbing shoot' and calling Justin and producer Jamey Heath 'truly unfit'.
Following the release of her texts last week, Jameela posted a TikTok video in which she insisted women don't need to like each other to support gender equality.