Judd Apatow isn’t grabbing his mates and sporting his florals.
The filmmaker, 57, roasted “It Ends With Us” stars Blake Vigorous and Justin Baldoni’s nasty authorized battle whereas internet hosting the Administrators Guild of America (DGA) Awards on Saturday evening.
“So much hazarai over such a terrible movie,” Apatow mentioned.
He poked enjoyable at Vigorous, 37, once more by commenting on the field workplace success of “Wicked” and saying that “usually to make that much money you have to sue Blake Lively,” which generated laughter from the viewers.
Apatow additionally made enjoyable of Kevin Costner for his “Horizon” movie sequence bombing in theaters. “Imagine being Kevin Costner’s kids and realizing you don’t get a trust fund, but you do get to watch Horizon one and two whenever you like,” he teased.
“Emilia Perez” was a goal throughout Apatow’s opening monologue, as properly.
“Hollywood hasn’t had a new idea in decades and then suddenly we cram all of them into one f—ing movie,” he mentioned in regards to the Oscar nominated movie, joking that it’s the “first movie that Trump is trying to deport.”
“It Ends With Us,” based mostly on Colleen Hoover’s novel, grew to become engulfed in controversy upon its August 2024 launch as rumors swirled over a feud between Vigorous, 37, and Baldoni, 41, who additionally directed the flick.
The actors have since filed damning lawsuits in opposition to one another.
Vigorous sued Baldoni and his associates for $250 million in December, making claims of sexual harassment — which she alleges included strolling in on her breast-pumping for her new child and talking about his previous porn habit — and an alleged retaliatory smear marketing campaign orchestrated by Baldoni.
Baldoni has denied the allegations by way of his lawyer, Bryan Freedman. He and his publicists countersued the “Gossip Girl” alum and her husband Ryan Reynolds in January for $400 million, alleging defamation, extortion and extra.
Vigorous’s legal professionals denied Baldoni’s claims.
Baldoni can also be suing the New York Occasions for $250 million for libel and false mild invasion of privateness, after the newspaper launched an article detailing Vigorous’s claims of alleged sexual harassment and of how Baldoni’s crew allegedly tried to “tarnish” her picture.
To refute Vigorous’s claims, Baldoni made public in his courtroom filings a voice memo, a litany of never-before-seen textual content messages and a web site outlining the timeline of occasions whereas filming the film, claiming Vigorous took measures to acquire management over the undertaking.
The bitter authorized battle has made headlines nationwide. It was even joked about by Chelsea Handler whereas she hosted the 2025 Critics Selection Awards on Friday.
“It is important in times like these to have a distraction, and that’s why I want to personally extend my gratitude to Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively,” Handler quipped.
“Thank you for providing us with that distraction,” she went on. “I’m grateful. I think we’re all grateful. And I think we’re good. I think everybody in this room, no matter whose side you’re on, we can all agree to accept that there’s probably not going to be a sequel.”
Vigorous and Baldoni’s trial has been scheduled for March 2026.
