It Ends With Us Cast Quotes About Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni

The cast of It ends with us they brought the drama to the screen – and it seems that a lot of the drama happened off camera.

Film adaptation of Colleen Hooverbestselling novel in August 2024. Blake Lively was cast as leading lady Lily Bloom, who becomes a victim of domestic violence in her relationship with Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni). As she contemplates leaving Ryle, a love interest from her childhood returns.

Despite playing the two main roles, Lively and Baldoni did not promote the movie together, which quickly made speculation of discord on the set. In December 2024, Lively sued Baldoni for sexual assault and “great emotional distress.”

According to the lawsuit, a meeting was held in January 2024 to discuss some of Lively’s concerns about the film’s production. He asked that “there will be no more showing nude videos or pictures of women to Blake, no more talk about the allegations that Baldoni was addicted to pornography, no more discussions about conquering sex in front of Blake and others, no more talking about the private parts of the employees.” , no more questions about Blake’s weight, and no more mention of Blake’s dead father.”

Lively also demanded “no more sex scenes, oral sex or camera climaxes created by BL without BL’s approval when signing the project.” Lively accused Baldoni of orchestrating a campaign of “public deception” to “destroy” her reputation. (Prior to the film’s release, Lively was criticized online for appearing to ignore the topic of domestic violence in her promotion. She later shared resources about intimate partner violence on social media.)

Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedmancalled Lively’s accusations “completely false, offensive and deliberately rewarding” in a statement to Us Weeklysaying that Lively filed her lawsuit to “fix her bad reputation.”

Lively, on the other hand, denied it in her statement The New York Times that he spread bad information about Baldoni. “I hope that my legal action will help pull back the curtain on these evil revenge tactics to hurt people who speak out and help protect others who may be targeted,” she said.

Read on for quotes from Lively and Baldoni’s costars about It ends with us:

Brandon Sklenar

Sklenar, who played the children’s romance Atlas, released a lengthy statement about the alleged drama in August 2024. “Colleen [Hoover] and the women of this section represent hope, patience, and women choose a better life. “Insulting the women who put their heart and soul into making this film because they believe so much in its message seems pointless and distracts from what this film is saying,” he wrote on Instagram, appearing to defend Lively amid her criticism. film promotion. “In fact, it’s beside the point.”

Sklenar noted that it felt “disappointing” to see “bad” online before the film’s release. The actor also emphasized that “there was not a single person involved in the making of this film” who “didn’t know the responsibility we had in making this film.”

A month later, Sklenar told Reach out to Hollywood he said because It Ends With Us is “an important film for many, many women who have survived domestic abuse” with the goal of “making people feel heard and empowered and loved.” He added, “Doing anything but seems to be the opposite.”

Jenny Slate

Slate opened up about the bond he and Lively formed while working together It ends with uswhere she portrays Allysa, Lily’s best friend and Ryle’s sister.

“I fell in love with him,” Slate said Entertainment Tonight of his money. “Obviously I’ve admired Blake for a long time. … [She’s a] someone who is deeply trustworthy and willing to share with others. We had long conversations. I didn’t expect to have the negative experience I had.”

The actress continued, “I was really looking forward to working with Blake, but to really be friends with someone who is so talented in so many ways – like, like a real winner … I’m so grateful for this wonderful person. “

Hasan Minhaj

Minhaj played Ryle’s brother-in-law It ends with usand remained tight-lipped about the rumors during an interview in September 2024 Esquire.

“I can’t speak to other people’s experiences, but everyone has been nice and cool to me,” he said. “It was fun and everyone was lovely, and it’s disappointing, because I’m like, ‘What happened? Wait, what’s going on?’”

Minhaj called the film’s success “surreal,” adding, “I don’t think anyone could have predicted it.” I remember when Justin reached out to me and asked me to be a part of the film; he was very happy.”