When Blake Lively, who rose to fame in the 2000s in Gossip Girl, was cast as the main character, fans became even more excited, describing her as the perfect choice to play Lily Bloom, a young woman who grew up witnessing domestic abuse and winds up in the same position years later.

Justin Baldoni is at the center of a legal battle after releasing footage from the set of It Ends With Us to counter harassment allegations by co-star Blake Lively. The controversy stems from a slow-dance scene where the actress claims his behavior crossed professional boundaries.