Jameela Jamil has defended her feminist views after calling Blake Lively a “suicide bomber” and “villain” in a series of emails.
The “Good Place” alum, 39, took to her Instagram Stories on Thursday to address messages she had with Justin Baldoni’s publicist Jennifer Abel, the contents of which were revealed in recently unsealed court documents.
“Folks, feminism means fighting for political, social and economic equality for women. It’s just gender equality,” Jamil said in the video, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“It doesn’t mean you have to like all women. It doesn’t mean you have to be friends with all women. It means you can actually compete with other women. You can criticize them. You can do whatever you want as long as you’re fighting for women’s human rights to the same things that men have in this world.”
The self-proclaimed feminist and activist continued, “That’s what feminism is all about. It’s a moral and political position. It’s not a slumber party where you braid each other’s private parts, okay? So if you’re fighting for women’s rights and you don’t get along with all women, that doesn’t make you a bad feminist.”
Although she did not mention Lively’s name in the story, her comments came shortly after the Daily Mail exposed her texts with Abel.
In an August 2024 exchange, Jameel and the PR strategist were reacting to Lively’s allegedly “tone-deaf” TikTok video promoting the film.
At the time, the “Gossip Girl” alum was accused of promoting hair care products and talking about fashion, rather than the film’s serious theme of domestic violence.
“I want to officially incorporate nightmare c–t and devil c–t into my vocabulary. I can’t believe she’s doing this to herself,” Abel texted Jamil, who is also a client, about Lively.
Jamil replied curtly: “She’s a suicide bomber at this point.”
In a subsequent conversation, Abel expressed that he disliked Lively “very much,” to which Jamil agreed.
“I’ve never seen such bizarre villain acting,” the “She-Hulk” actress texted. “She’s done.”
A source exclusively told Page Six on Thursday that Jamil’s comments were “unfortunate.”
“It’s unfortunate that when women raise their voices, they are not listened to and other women are badmouthing them,” the source said.
Rumors of a feud between Lively and Baldoni spread after the film “It Ends With Us” premiered in New York City in August 2024.
By December, Lively had filed a formal complaint accusing Baldoni of sexually harassing her on set, and later filed a formal lawsuit. The 41-year-old has repeatedly denied the claims.
The “Jane the Virgin” star accused Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds of defamation and responded with a $400 million countersuit.
He also sued the New York Times for defamation after it reported on Lively’s lawsuit.
This summer, a judge dismissed both of Baldoni’s counterclaims. However, the legal battle against Lively and the actor continues.
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