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It Ends With Us actor Brandon Sklenar chose holiday cheer as Blake Livelyβs lawsuit against their costar and director Justin Baldoni made headlines.
Sklenar, 34, was spotted getting festive with Miles Teller and his wife, Keleigh Teller, along with Chace Crawford and more friends. βAnnual white elephant x @drinkolipop ,β Keleigh, 32, captioned an Instagram photo dump on Sunday, December 22.
She shared a glimpse of holiday decor β including stockings and a dazzling Christmas tree β and included a group shot of the guests. Sklenar could be seen in the back corner as partygoers showed off their gifts.
Sklenar starred alongside Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 40, in the film adaptation of Colleen Hooverβs popular novel, which hit theaters this summer. As the cast promoted the movieβs release, fans began to wonder whether there was tension between Lively β who also served as a producer β and Baldoni. Despite playing love interests on screen, the pair werenβt seen doing press together or posing with each other on red carpets.
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βThere were two camps on the film β team Blake and team Justin,β a source exclusively told Us Weekly in August. βThis creative struggle set the tone for the negative experience behind the scenes and grew into them not speaking anymore.β
While rumors swirled of drama between the two leads, Lively also faced backlash for seemingly downplaying the movieβs domestic violence plot line as she did press. (Her character, Lily, escapes an abusive relationship with Ryle, played by Baldoni, with help from her old flame Atlas, played by Sklenar. She eventually shared domestic violence resources online.)
Sklenar addressed the controversy in a lengthy Instagram statement shared in August, appearing to come to Livelyβs defense. βColleen 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,β he wrote at the time. βIt is, in fact, the opposite of the point.β
He continued, βWhat may or may not have happened behind the scenes does not and hopefully should not detract from what our intentions were in making this film. Itβs been disheartening to see the amount of negativity being projected online.β
Sklenar insisted that βthere isnβt a single person involved in the making of this filmβ that wasnβt βaware of the responsibility we had in making this,β adding, βThis movie is a harsh reality check for the men who need to get their sβ together and take responsibility for themselves and their actions.β
Months after It Ends With Us hit theaters, the drama resurfaced. News broke on Saturday, December 21, that Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment and βsevere emotional distress.β
According to Livelyβs complaint, a meeting was held during the filmβs production to address some of her concerns regarding a βhostile work environmentβ on set. She requested that there be βno more showing nude videos or images of women to Blake, no more mention of Baldoniβs alleged previous βpornography addiction,β no more discussions about sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mentions of cast and crewβs genitalia, no more inquiries about Blakeβs weight, and no further mention of Blakeβs dead father,β as well as βno more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing by BL outside the scope of the script BL approved when signing onto the project.β
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Lively further claimed that Baldoni orchestrated a βsocial manipulationβ campaign to βdestroyβ her reputation. Baldoniβs lawyer, Bryan Freedman, denied the βcompletely false, outrageous and intentionally salaciousβ accusations in a statement to Us, claiming Lively filed her complaint in order to βfix her negative reputation.β
In a statement to The New York Times, Lively said neither she nor anyone on her team spread negative information about Baldoni. βI hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,β she continued.
Baldoni was reportedly dropped by WME after Livelyβs lawsuit made headlines. Sklenar has not addressed the legal drama, but Hoover supported Lively via social media on Saturday.
βBlake Lively you have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met,β she wrote. βThank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt.β
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