Gayle King awkwardly asks ‘It Ends With Us’ star Brandon Sklenar ‘Team Blake’ or ‘Team Justin’ amid explosive legal battle

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which is about domestic 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 stated.“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.”Last year, Lively sued Baldoni for alleged sexual harassment, claiming he orchestrated a public smear campaign against her.

He denied her accusations.Baldoni, in turn, countersued Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for $400 million, alleging defamation, extortion and more — claims the Hollywood couple also denied.Sklenar and their “It Ends With Us” co-star Jenny Slate and the book’s author Colleen Hoover supported Lively following her initial claims.The actress and Baldoni are headed to trial on March 9, 2026 — but Lively isn’t laying low.She made an appearance at the “SNL 50” anniversary special on Sunday night to support Reynolds, who alluded to the legal feud in a skit on the sketch comedy show’s monumental night.“Ryan Reynolds, how’s it going?” Amy Poehler asked Reynolds as the camera panned to him and Lively sitting in the audience. “Why?

What have you heard?” he quipped, causing mixed reactions from the star-studded audience.Lively and Reynolds’ “SNL” appearance also left some scratching their heads, with an insider exclusively telling Page Six they believe 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 source.