Gayle King added gasoline to the “It Ends With Us” fireplace when she awkwardly requested Brandon Sklenar which of his co-stars he’s siding with amid Blake Vigorous and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing authorized feud.
King put Sklenar, Vigorous’s different on-screen lover (Atlas) within the flick, within the sizzling seat when he appeared on “CBS Mornings” on Monday, February 17, by straight-up questioning him: “Are you Team Blake or Team Justin?”
Sklenar, nonetheless, proved he’s an expert by responding, “I’m Team It Ends With Us.”
That didn’t cease King from prying. She then requested how he was dealing with the continued lawsuits between the “Gossip Girl” alum, 37, and Baldoni, 41, who directed and starred as Ryle, the opposite lover of Lily Bloom (Vigorous), within the movie.
Sklenar redirected the query, telling King, “I just want people to remember why we made the movie in the first place and what it stands for, and just keeping the focus on that.”
He continued to share in regards to the significance of the film, which is about home violence.
“I have someone very close to me who’s gone through what [Lively’s character Lily is] going through for a long time and I’ve been on the front lines helping her navigate that space, so that movie meant a lot to me and it means a lot to her,” the actor said.
“It was one of the reasons that me doing that movie gave her the strength to change her life,” Sklenar continued. “It’s unfortunate that things get taken away from what the ethos of that thing is and it gets convoluted.”
Final 12 months, Vigorous sued Baldoni for alleged sexual harassment, claiming he orchestrated a public smear marketing campaign towards her. He denied her accusations.
Baldoni, in flip, countersued Vigorous and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for $400 million, alleging defamation, extortion and extra — claims the Hollywood couple additionally denied.
Sklenar and their “It Ends With Us” co-star Jenny Slate and the e book’s creator Colleen Hoover supported Vigorous following her preliminary claims.
The actress and Baldoni are headed to trial on March 9, 2026 — however Vigorous isn’t laying low.
She made an look on the “SNL 50” anniversary particular on Sunday night time to help Reynolds, who alluded to the authorized feud in a skit on the sketch comedy present’s monumental night time.
“Ryan Reynolds, how’s it going?” Amy Poehler requested Reynolds because the digicam panned to him and Vigorous sitting within the viewers.
“Why? What have you heard?” he quipped, inflicting blended reactions from the star-studded viewers.
Vigorous and Reynolds’ “SNL” look additionally left some scratching their heads, with an insider solely telling Web page Six they imagine the couple “should have sat this one out.”
“It’s very plausible that Justin’s legal team will use this public outing to defend Baldoni,” the supply claimed. “Justin is taking this lawsuit in all seriousness and isn’t making a public mockery out of it.”
A second insider mentioned the actress “was initially hesitant to attend the anniversary show but ultimately she’s glad she went and had a really nice time.”
“Blake and Ryan have no regrets about making an appearance and they’re glad they showed up because they have nothing to hide and no reason not to.”
