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Justin Baldoni opened up his house to a friend whose own property was destroyed by the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
“If you don’t know, we lost our home in the Altadena fire a couple weeks ago. In the first six days, we slept in five different beds hopping around hotels and Airbnbs,” John Kim, best known as The Angry Therapist on Instagram, wrote on Thursday, January 30. “Then I got a text from @justinbaldoni and @emilybaldoni offering their home to us. I don’t know them that well so I declined, didn’t feel comfortable with it.”
Kim explained that Baldoni, 40, “insisted” that the psychologist’s family stay at their house since his brood was “going to Hawaii to get away from their own s—storm they’re currently going through.” (Justin and his wife, Emily Baldoni, have recently been on a family vacation with their two children.)
Justin is in the middle of a legal battle with his It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively, who accused him of sexual harassment and trying to destroy her reputation in a December 2024 lawsuit. Justin denied the allegations, later filing a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, 37, for defamation. Lively has also denied the accusations.
Weeks later in January, a string of wildfires broke out around the greater Los Angeles area, ravaging thousands of acres of property and killing approximately 30 individuals. Kim was among the locals who lost their house in the blaze. He ultimately evacuated the city limits with his family.
“I told them I was with another family with two kids. He said bring them,” Kim recalled of his interaction with Justin. “So for the last week and a half, two families have been staying in their home. It has truly been a miracle and a gift. It has given us space, breath, and some peace. Kids are playing and laughing. We are sharing meals and able to reset and figure out our next steps. Their home has been and continues to be healing in so many ways.”
Kim further stressed that “no one is telling” him to share his experience with Justin in light of the ongoing litigation.
“I am posting this because it’s my experience of them. And as a therapist, character and values can not be compartmentalized,” he wrote on Thursday. “They are revealed in everyday life and ripple into all areas. I don’t know what happened on movie sets and board rooms. I was not there, but I do know how one kind and compassionate family has helped us.”
Kim also praised Justin and Emily for checking in on him during their stay. He is also operating a “men’s [therapy] group” out of the couple’s home for the time being.
“I’m running my men’s group here this Sunday (what I used to run in my garage) to create the same space Justin and Emily to a dozen other men,” Kim said, referring to Justin’s mental health advocacy initiatives and “Man Enough” podcast. “And that is the power of the human exchange. Because we are all catalysts. What if Justin is the catalyst to cripple cancel culture, giving It Ends With Us a whole new meaning. I HOPE YOU SHARE THIS. Not to take a side. To get rid of how fast we throw stones on the internet and destroy real lives. All sides.”
Justin, meanwhile, has tried to prioritize his family amid the controversy.
“We’re grateful to be with the family, man,” he told photographers last month at the airport while traveling to Hawaii. “We have amazing friends and family and faith.”
Check the LAFD website for local wildfire alerts and click here for resources on how to help those affected.
