It End With Us Cast’s Quotes About Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni

Cast It ends with us he brought drama to the screen—and it seems just as much drama was happening off-camera.

Film adaptation Colleen HooverThe novel entered theaters in August 2024. Blake Lively was cast in the lead role of Lily Bloom, who becomes a victim of domestic violence in a relationship with Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni). As she contemplates leaving Ryle, her childhood love interest returns.

Despite playing the two leads, Lively and Baldoni did not promote the film together, which quickly led to speculation of on-set tension. In December 2024 Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment and “serious emotional distress.”

According to the lawsuit, a meeting was held in January 2024 to address some of Lively’s concerns about the film’s production. She requested that “no more nude videos or pictures of women be shown to Blake, no more showing of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘pornography addiction,’ no further discussion of sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mention of cast and crew’s genitalia, no further questions on Blake’s weight and no further mention of Blake’s dead father.’

Lively further demanded “no more additions of sex scenes, oral sex, or on-camera climaxes by BL outside of the script approved by BL when the project was signed off.” Lively accused Baldoni of launching a campaign of “social manipulation” against her to “destroy” her reputation. (Prior to the film’s release, Lively was criticized online for seemingly ignoring the issue of domestic violence in her promotion. shared resources about violence between partners through social networks.)

Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedmanin a statement, he called Lively’s allegations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally lewd.” My Weeklyclaiming that Lively filed her lawsuit to “correct her negative reputation.”

Lively denied this in her statement The New York Times that she spread negative information about Baldoni. “I hope my legal action will help pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about wrongdoing and help protect others who may be targeted,” she said.

Continue reading for quotes from Lively and Baldoni’s costars o It ends with us:

Brandon Glazier

Glazier, who played the childhood love of Atlas, released a long statement regarding the alleged August 2024 drama. “Colleen (Hoover) and the women in this cast represent hope, perseverance, and women choosing a better life for themselves. Denigrating the women who put so much of their heart and soul into making this film because they believe so strongly in its message seems counterproductive and distracts from what this film is about,” he wrote on Instagram, seemingly defending Lively in the middle opposition to her. film promotion. “In fact, it’s quite the opposite.

Glazier noted that it was “disheartening” to see the “negativity” online ahead of the film’s release. The actor went on to insist that “there is not a single person involved in the making of this film” who “doesn’t realize the responsibility we had in making this film”.

A month later, Sklenář said Entering Hollywood that he spoke out because It Ends With Us is “an important film for so many women and for so many victims of domestic violence” with the intention of “making people feel heard, empowered and loved”. He added: “To project anything other than that seems counterintuitive.”

Jenny Slate

The slate opened up the bond she formed with Lively while working together on It ends with usin which she portrayed Allysa, Lily’s best friend and Ryle’s sister.

“I fell deeply in love with her,” he told Slate Fun tonight her brother. “Obviously I’ve admired Blake for so long. … (He is a) deeply trustworthy person who is also willing to share. We had long talks. I never expected to have such an extraordinary experience as I had.”

The actress continued: “I really wanted to work with Blake, but I’ve really become a friend and someone who is so capable in so many ways – like a real winner… I’m so grateful for this lovely person. “

Hasan Minhaj

Minhaj played Ryle’s brother-in-law It ends with usand he remained tight on rumors during interview in September 2024 p dear sir.

“I can’t speak for other people’s experiences, but everyone treated me very professionally and coolly,” he said. “It was beautiful and everyone was nice and it’s just as disillusioning for me because I’m like, ‘What happened? Wait, what’s going on?'”

Minhaj called the film’s success “surreal” and added, “I don’t think anyone would have predicted it. I remember when Justin approached me and asked me to be a part of the film; he was so passionate.”