Watch : Justin Baldoni Breaks Silence on 'It Ends With Us' Legal Battle With Blake LivelyIt ends with Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni both trying to move on. But two years ago, the media frenzy surrounding their movie It Ends With Us was just beginning. Based on Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name, the film—which Lively and Baldoni starred in and he also directed—debuted in theaters Aug. 9, 2024. Baldoni and Wayfarer's legal team vehemently denied the allegations. Then in January 2025, Baldoni, Wayfarer and others filed a lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and her publicist in which they accused them of defamation and extortion.