As Blake Lively’s tearjerker romantic drama “It Ends With Us” hits theaters, rumors of behind-the-scenes drama with Justin Baldoni threaten to overshadow the movie — just like Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling.”
A picture is worth a thousand words.
As Blake Lively’s tearjerker romantic drama “It Ends With Us” hits theaters, rumors of behind-the-scenes cast drama threaten to overshadow the movie – similar to the infamous press tour drama for Olivia Wilde’s 2022 movie “Don’t Worry Darling.”
Here’s everything to know about what’s going on with Lively and Justin Baldoni, who was mysteriously absent from premiere photos with the rest of the cast despite attending the event.
“It Ends With Us” is a romantic drama about an abusive relationship, starring Lively, 36, “Jane The Virgin” star Baldoni, 40, (who also directed the movie), Jenny Slate, and Brandon Sklenar.
It’s based on a best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover.
The book already sparked controversy even before the movie. When a planned coloring book, which tied into the film, was announced in 2023, there was a backlash to the idea of releasing such a whimsical product for a story about domestic violence.
“Colleen Hoover making a coloring book about a book (that again is not a romance) that’s central story is domestic violence is so beyond tone deaf and harmful. What a trash thing to do. From top to bottom. LIKE WHO APPROVED THAT,” one fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
That platform and TikTok were flooded with similar sentiments.
“The coloring book was developed with Lily’s strength in mind, but I can absolutely see how this was tone-deaf,” Hoover said in a 2023 Instagram story, shortly after the coloring book project was announced and canceled.
Lily is the main character, played by Lively in the film.
“I hear you guys and I agree with you. No excuses. No finger pointing,” Hoover continued.
“I have contacted the publisher to let them know I would prefer we don’t move forward with it. Thank you for the respectful discourse and accountability. Nothing but love,” she wrote.
But, the drama was just getting started.
There have been a slew of viral TikTok videos speculating about an alleged feud between Lively and Baldoni.
Keyboard detectives noticed that Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and the rest of the cast seemingly unfollowed Baldoni on Instagram. So did Hoover.
Baldoni didn’t take photos with the rest of the cast at Tuesday’s premiere in New York City despite attending the event.
