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On the day “It Ends With Us” was released in theaters, Page Six reported that the two talents didn’t see eye-to-eye while shooting the movie.
According to an anonymous source in the industry quoted by the publication, Baldoni made the “Gossip Girl” star feel “uncomfortable” about her postpartum body during filming.
Another unnamed industry source said that Baldoni created an “extremely difficult” environment for the entire cast.
“It’s not just Blake. “None of the cast enjoyed working with Justin,” the source is quoted as stating. “They certainly didn’t talk to him at the premiere.”
Separately, a source close to the set told People on that “all is not what it seems.”
“There is much more to this story,” they said. “The principal cast and Colleen Hoover will have nothing to do with him.”
A studio source appeared to confirm to Page Six that two different cuts of the film were made — while also playing down the reported issues over this.
“As a producer, Blake was given the opportunity to provide edits and feedback to the film. It’s completely normal for there to be multiple edits of a film,” the source said.
“Sony went with the cut they deemed to be the best, and that was a cut that included Blake’s edits, and all parties were on board,” they said.
Baldoni recruited a PR crisis manager — who represented Johnny Depp during the Amber Heard trial
The actor recently hired veteran PR crisis manager Melissa Nathan, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which reported the news on August 13.
Nathan, who represented Johnny Depp during the Amber Heard trial in 2022, recently launched her own agency, which specializes in crisis communications and reputation management.
A clip of Lively acting hostile toward a reporter in a 2016 interview resurfaced amid the ‘It Ends With Us’ drama
Journalist Kjersti Flaa released a clip of an interview with Blake Lively on August 10, titled “The Blake Lively interview that made me want to quit my job.”
“It actually took me a while to get over the experience,” Flaa told Business Insider in an email on August 19.
“Every time I entered a room after this I got nervous that something similar might happen again,” she wrote.
One of the stars of the movie put out a statement asking people to stop focusing on ‘what may or may not have happened’
Brandon Sklenar, who plays Lively’s other love interest in “It Ends With Us,” became the first cast member to speak out about the film’s controversy after he shared an Instagram post on August 20.
“I wanted to take a minute and address all this stuff swirling online,” he wrote, going on to condemn people for “vilifying” women who were part of the film.
“Colleen and the women of this cast stand for hope, perseverance, and for women choosing a better life for themselves. Vilifying 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 detracts from what this film is about,” he continued.
“This film is meant to inspire. It’s meant to validate and recognize,” he added. “It is not meant to once again, make women the ‘bad guy,’ let’s move beyond that together.”
Representatives for Baldoni, Lively, Reynolds, Hoover, and Sklenar did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
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