Justin Baldoni has addressed criticism that his new film,It Ends With Us,glorifies domestic violence.

He continued, Look, we live in a culture where, unfortunately, too many things are glorified.

To them I would just offer that we were very intentional in the making of this movie.

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Both Lively andJenny Slate(who plays Ryles sister Allysa) also appeared tododgedirectquestionsabout the director during interviews.

Lively’s updated lawsuit claims two of her costars reported feeling “uncomfortable” on set.

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Meanwhile, fans have noted that Baldonisinterviewsare largely centered around the films depiction of abuse.

Wth is this press lol only Justin sharing the message is wild.

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Blake Lively, Jenny Slate, It Ends With Us

Neither Justin Baldoni nor Blake Lively have directly commented on the controversy.

Were in a clickbait world and everyone is trying to figure out how to gather attention, he said.

Its everywhere around us.

It Ends With Us Controversy

Some fans think this was a subtle dig at Lively.

This is an ice cold read!

He is saying a lot without directly calling Blake and them out, one usercommentedon TikTok.

Whether or not viewers agree with her, of course, is up to them.

The film itself is pretty good.

Kind of a mess.