Los Angeles, May 23 -- As legal tensions escalate between actor Justin Baldoni and actress Blake Lively, support has emerged from a former co-star and close friend.
Brett Dier, who starred opposite Baldoni in The CW's 'Jane the Virgin' addressed the issue delicately in a recent interview for the Fan Mail newsletter, acknowledging the gravity of the situation without delving into specifics, reports PEOPLE.
Dier admitted that he gets asked about Baldoni's legal case "a lot," and called it a "really intense situation."
"I probably shouldn't say much, but I'll say this: I always loved Justin," Dier, 35, said. "He's always been an amazing friend to me."
He added that he's "just hoping everything resolves in time."
"That guy is - that's my ...