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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively They were the protagonists of ‘It Ends With Us’, a film that addresses the theme of domestic violence and whose script is based on the successful homonymous book by Colleen Hoover. The film premiered on August 9, 2024 and, From its promotion stage, it generated rumors of discord between the two.
January 23, 2023: Presentation of the protagonist
The first news about the film met on January 26, 2023, when the author’s own author reported that Blake Lively had been chosen to play Lily Bloom and that Baldoni would be the protagonist, In addition to the director.
“Blake Lively, friends. She is the lily of my dreams. And when I met Justin Baldoni, who runs the movie ‘It ends with us’, I immediately wanted Ryle to be. I thought I had what I needed to play that character, and the good news is that it will be Ryle, ”said Colleen Hoover in his Tiktok account.
May 2023: Start of filming
The filming of the film began in May 2023 and He stopped for a few months due to the strike of the actors union and Hollywood writers. This made the filming resume in January 2024.
August 2024: Baldoni hires a crisis management team
The Hollywood Reporter said – in a report – that Justin Baldoni He had hired a crisis management team due to various situations that arose during filming.
The funny thing is that he hired Melissa Nathan, a public relations manager who was part of Johnny Depp’s team in his legal battle with his ex -wife, Amber Heard.
August 6: Rumors of drama between the cast
On August 6, days before the premiere of the film, the rumors of discord began stronger. While Blake Lively posed with her husband, Ryan Reynolds and other members of the cast, Justin Baldoni did it alone and in some photographs with his wife.
This called, “the attention, because the protagonists of the tape usually pose together in promoting the film.
In addition to this, fans also took note of the fact that Hoover, Lively and several other cast members did not follow Baldoni on Instagram.
The protagonists also did separate interviews.
August 9, 2024: The film arrives at the cinema
Although the tape debuted with mixed criticism, without a doubt, the box office left it well stopped. The film collected $ 350 million at the world box office.
During the same month, Blake Lively was criticized online for the promotion of the work. He was observed talking about his product line and wearing clothes that were not consistent with the character.
Even fans criticized her for not addressing the issue of domestic violence during her interviews, taking into consideration that it is the central theme of the plot.
December 20, 2024: Blake Lively presents a complaint
On December 20, Lively surprises Justin Baldoni with a complaint. In the documents, presented in California, the fault of sexual harassment in the set of the film and coordinating an online discredit campaign to damage its reputation.
December 21, 2024: Baldoni is fired from his agency
The day after the complaint, Baldoni is fired from his representation agency, this after the New York Times published the article “We can bury anyone ‘: inside a Hollywood discrediting machine”.
In the text, they show evidence of how – supposedly – Baldoni’s publicists set out to destroy the actress’s reputation.
That derived that Lively received support from various Hollywood actresses.
December 31, 2024: Lively formally demands Baldoni
After making public his complaint against Justin Baldoni, Lively materializes him in the Federal Court of New York on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
January 16, 2025: Baldoni presents a contrademanda against Lively and Reynolds
In response to Lively’s accusations, Baldoni also accused her husband, Ryan Reynoldsto work in a plan to discredit your image and destroy your career.
January 21, 2025: Baldoni shares a video
In an attempt to refute Lively, Baldoni’s legal team published a video in the midst of filming in which the two are dancing romantically.
There is still much in this legal battle, but, without a doubt, the result will have an important impact on their career.
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