Blake Lively and her It Ends with Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni were spotted arguing while filming the romantic drama in New Jersey last year.
Lively, 36, and Baldoni, 40, appeared to be at odds in a clip posted to the Instagram Stories account of a user named Jill Amos under the username @losfamososamos and republished on The Hoboken Girl account, under the name @lachicahoboken.
The clip was filmed on May 17, 2023 from inside a restaurant in Hoboken, New Jersey, looking out, and shows the tension in the argument between Lively and Baldoni. TMZ reported.
In the clip, Lively was waving her hands and walked away from Baldoni, who was seen waving his hands. The video ended with Lively saying “OK” to the actor and filmmaker.
Amos initially captioned the Instagram Stories clip: ‘Got some questions about the latest #drama and yes they were arguing lol.’
Blake Lively, 36, and her It Ends with Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni, 40, had been spotted arguing while filming the romantic drama in New Jersey last year. Lively is pictured at the film’s premiere on August 8 in London.
Lively and Baldoni appeared to be at odds in a clip posted to the Instagram Stories account of a user named Jill Amos under the username @thefamousamos.
Baldoni presided over an “extremely difficult” environment for the cast and crew, Page six reported, citing multiple sources, noting that Lively felt personally “uncomfortable” during filming.
A source told the outlet: “None of the cast members enjoyed working with Justin; they certainly didn’t talk to him at the premiere.”
Baldoni had been directing the scene but not acting in it, sources told TMZ, noting that a source on the set said he and Lively “weren’t mad at each other” and “were in between takes, and just talking.”
An independent source not involved with the film told TMZ that Lively “rarely seemed emotional” on multiple occasions while in the area filming the movie, which deals with serious topics like domestic violence.
Adding to speculation about tension between the film’s director and star was Baldoni’s decision to forgo taking photographs of the full cast during the film’s New York City premiere at AMC Lincoln Square on August 6, instead posing only alongside his wife Emily Baldoni, 40, family members and producers at the debut.
Sources close to the event told Page Six that Lively and Baldoni watched the film in “two separate rooms” at the venue.
Sources close to the matter told the outlet that Baldoni “would never intentionally make his cast feel unsupported.”
The bad blood between Baldoni and Lively could affect future projects in the franchise, as she may not direct a sequel based on Colleen Hoover’s 2022 book, It Starts With Us, the follow-up to the current film’s source novel, 2016’s It Ends With Us.
The clip was filmed on May 17, 2023 from inside a restaurant in Hoboken, New Jersey, looking out, and shows the tension in the argument between Lively and Baldoni.
In the clip, Lively was waving her hands and walked away from Baldoni, who was seen waving his hands. The video ended with Lively saying “OK” to the actor and filmmaker.
Lively and Baldoni, who also directed the film, were portrayed in the movie, which had a strong opening weekend at the box office.
Baldoni was photographed at the film’s New York City premiere at AMC Lincoln Square on August 6, posing alongside his wife Emily Baldoni, 40.
Baldoni, whose production organization Wayfarer Studios owns the rights to the book, appeared to distance himself from directing a sequel in a red carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight at the premiere.
“I think there are people better suited to this. I think Blake Lively is ready to direct, that’s what I think,” Baldoni said.
Sources told DailyMail.com on Friday that Baldoni behaved in a “chauvinistic” and “almost abusive” manner during the filming of the movie, and had been “dismissive” of suggestions made by Lively “during scenes depicting abuse”.
The source added that Baldoni “failed to take Blake’s character’s perspective into account, instead focusing solely on what he believed to be the abusive male point of view” and that “his approach was very chauvinistic, creating a tense atmosphere on set.”
‘Justin almost became the character in the sense that some women on set felt he was almost abusive to them and that he was unprofessional and unapologetic.’
According to a synopsis for the film, Lily (Lively) “overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life, as “a chance meeting with a neurosurgeon sparks a connection, but Lily begins to see aspects of him that remind her of her parents’ relationship.”
The film, which also stars Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar and Kevin McKidd, finished second at the domestic box office over the weekend with $50 million and grossed $80 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.